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The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the GreekThe Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke
The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the Greek by William Tyndale, and finished in the year of our Lord God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the month of November.The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.
Antwerp: printed by Marten Emperowr, 1534Anwerp: printed by Marten Emperowr, 1534
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶ A Prologue to the second epistle of S. Peter.
¶ A Prologe to the seconde epistle of S. Peter.
This pistle was written against them which thought that Christen faith might be idle & with out works / when yet the promise of Christ is made us upon that condition / that we henceforth work the will of God & not of the flesh. Therefore he exhorteth them to exercise them selves diligently in virtue & all good works / thereby to be sure that they have the true faith / as a man knoweth the goodness of a tree by his fruit. Then he commendeth and magnifieth the gospel / and willeth that men hearken to that on•ye / and to mens doctrine not at all. For as he sayeth / there came no prophetical scripture by the will of man / but by the will of the holy ghost which only knoweth the will of God / nether is any scripture of private interpretation: that is to say / may be otherwise expounded the• agreeing to the open places and general articles and to the covenants of God and all the rest of the scripture.
THis pistle was writtē agaynst thē which thought that Christē fayth might be ydle & with oute workes / when yet the promes of Christ is made vs vpon that condicion / that we henceforth worke the wyll of God & not of the flesshe. Therfore he exhorteth them to exercise them selues diligentlye in vertue & all good workes / therby to be sure that they haue the true fayth / as a man knoweth the goodnes of a tree by his frute. Then he cōmendeth and magnifieth the gospell / and willeth that men herkē to that on•ye / and to mēnes doctryne not at all. For as he sayeth / ther came no propheticall scripture by the wyll of man / but by the wyll of the holye goost which onlye knoweth the wyll of God / nether is any scripture of priuate interpretacion: that is to saye / maye be otherwyse expounded the agreinge to the open places and generall articles and to the couenauntes of God and all the rest of the scripture.