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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.
To the reader: ¶ W. T. unto the Reader.To the reader: ¶ W. T. vnto the Reader.
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.
Seeing then that faith to God & love & mercifulness to our neighbours / is all that the law requireth / therefore of necessity the law must be understand & interpret by them. So that all inferior laws are to be kept & observed as long as they be servants to faith & love: and then to be broken immediately / if through any occasion / they hurt ether the faith which we should have to godward in the confidence of christs blood or the love which we owe to our neighbours for Christs sake.
Seinge then that fayth to God & loue & mercifullnes to oure neyboures / is all that ye lawe requyreth / therfore of necessite the lawe must be vnderstōde & interprete by thē. So yt all inferiour lawꝭ are to be kept & obserued as longe as they be seruaūtꝭ to fayth & loue: and then to be broken ymedyatlye / if thorow anye occasyon / they hurte ether ye fayth which we shuld have to godward in the confidence of christes bloude or the loue which we owe to oure neyboures for Christes sake.
And therefore when the blind pharisees murmured & grudged at him & his disciples / that they brake the sabbath day & traditions of the elders / & that he him self did eat with publicans & sinners / he answereth. Mat. ix. alleging Isaiah the prophet: go rather & learn what this meaneth / I require mercy & not sacrifice. And Mat. xii. Oh that ye wist what this meaneth / I require mercy & not sacrifice. For only love & mercifulness understandeth the law / & else nothing. And he that hath not it ⟨image 8⟩written in his heart / shall never understand the law / no: though all the angels of heaven went about to teach him. And he that hath that graven in his heart / shall not only understand the law but also shall do of his own inclination all that is required of the law / though never law1 had been given: as all mothers do of them selves without law unto their children / all that can be required by any law / love overcoming all pain / grief / tediousness or loathsomeness: & even so no doubt if we had continued in our first state of innocency / we should ever have fulfilled the law / without compulsion of the law