The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the GreekThe Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke

¶ The Prologue upon the pistles of S. James and Judas.

¶ The Prolge vpon the pistles of S. Iames and Iudas.

Though this epistle were refused in the old time and denied of many to be the epistle of a very apostle / and though also it lay not the foundation of the faith of Christ / but speaketh of a general faith in god / nether preacheth his death and resurrection / ether the mercy that is laid up in store for us in him / or everlasting covenant made us in his blood / which is the office and duty of a very apostle / as Christ sayeth. Jo. xv. ye shall testify of me: yet because it setteth up no mans doctrine / but crieth to keep the law of god / and maketh love which is without partiality the fulfilling of the law / as christ and all the apostles did / & hath thereto many good and godly sentences in it: & hath also nothing y• is not a greable to y• rest of the scripture if it be looked indifferently on: me thinketh it ought of right to be taken for holy scripture. For as for that place for which haply it was at the beginning refused of holy men (as it ought / if it had meant / as they toke it / and for which place only / for the false understanding / ⟨p. cccxlviii⟩it hath been chiefly received of the Papists) yet if the circumstances be well pondered it will appear that the authors intent was far other wise then they took him for.

THough this epistle were refused in the olde tyme and denyed of manye to be the epistle of a verye apostle / and though also it laye not the foundacyon of the fayth of Christ / but speaketh of a generall fayth in god / nether preacheth his deathe and resurreccyon / ether the mercye that is layde vp in store for vs in him / or euerlastynge couenaūt made vs in his bloude / which is the offyce and dutye of a verye apostle / as Christ sayeth. Io. xv. ye shall testifie of me: yet because yt setteth vp no mannes doctryne / but cryeth to kepe the lawe of god / and maketh loue which is withoute percialite the fullfillinge of the lawe / as christ and all the apostles dyd / & hath therto manye good and godlye sentēces in it: & hath also nothinge y is not a greable to y rest of the scripture yf it beloked indifferentlye on: me thynketh it ought of ryght to be taken for holye scripture. For as for that place for which haply it was at the begynninge refused of holye men (as it ought / if it had meant / as they toke it / and for which place only / for the false vnderstondinge /