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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 upon the three epistles of S. John.
¶ A Prologe vpon the thre epistles of S. Iohn.
This first epistle of saint John containeth the doctrine of a very apostle of Christ and ought of right to follow his Gospel. For as in his epistle he setteth out the true faith / and teacheth by it only all men to be saved and restored unto the favour of God again: even so here in this pistle he goeth against them that boast them selves of faith & yet continue without good works and teacheth many ways that where true faith is / there the works tarry not behind / and contrary that where the works follow not / there is no true faith but a false imagination and utter darkness.
THis fyrst epistle of saynt Iohn contayneth the doetryne of a verye apostle of Christ and ought of ryght to folowe his Gospell. For as in his epistle he setteth oute the true fayth / and teacheth by it onlye all mē to be saued and restored vnto the fauoure of God agayne: euē so here in this pistle he goeth agaynst them that boste them selues of fayth & yet contynew withoute good workes and teacheth manye wayes that where true fayth is / there the workes tarye not behinde / and contrarye that where the workes folowe not / there is no true fayth but a false ymagynacion and vtter darcknes.
And he writeth sore against a certain sect of heretics which then began to deny that Christ was come in the flesh / and calleth them very Antichrists. Which sect goeth now in her full swing. For though they deny not openly with the mouth that Christ is come in the flesh: yet they deny it in y• heart with their doctrine and living. For he that will be justified and saved through his own works / the same doth as much as he y denieth Christ to become in the flesh seeing that Christ came only therefore in the flesh / that he should justify us / or purchase us pardon of our since / bring us into the favour of God again and make us heirs of eternal life / with his works only & with his bloudeshedinge / without and before all our works.