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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.
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
And therfore when ye blynde pharises murmured & grudged at him & his desciples / that they brake ye saboth daye & tradycions of the elders / & that he him selfe dyd eate wt publicās & synners / he answereth. Mat. ix. allegynge Esaias ye prophet: go rather & learne what this meaneth / I requyer mercie & not sacrifyce. And Mat. xii. Oh yt ye wyst what this meaneth / I requyer mercie & not sacrifice. For onlye loue & mercifullnes vnderstōdeth ye lawe / & else nothinge. And he that hath not yt ⟨image 8⟩writtē in his harte / shall neuer vnderstōde ye lawe / no: though all ye āgells of heuē wēt aboute to teache him. And he that hath that grauē in his harte / shall not only vnderstōde ye lawe but also shall do of his awne inclinacion all that is required of ye lawe / though neuer lawe