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

Here thou hast (most dear reader) the new Testament or covenant made with us of God in Christs blood. Which I have looked over again (now at the last) with all diligence / and compared it unto the Greek / and have weeded out of it many faults / which lack of help at the beginning and oversight / did sow therein. If ought seem changed / or not all together agreeing with the Greek / let the finder of the fault consider the Hebrew Phrase or manner of speech left in the Greek words. Whose preterperfectence and present tense is oft both one / and the future tense is the optative mode also / and the future tense is oft the imperative mode in the active voice / and in the passive ever. Likewise person for person / number for number / and an interrogation for a conditional / and such like is with the Hebrews a common usage.

HEre thou hast (moost deare reader) the new Testamēt or covenaunt made wyth vs of God in Christes bloude. Which I have looked over agayne (now at the last) with all dylygence / and compared it vnto the Greke / and have weded oute of it many fautes / which lacke of helpe at the begynninge and oversyght / dyd sowe therin. If ought seme chaunged / or not all to gether agreynge with the Greke / let the fynder of ye faute consider the Hebrue Phrase or maner of speche lefte in the Greke wordes. Whose preterperfectence and presenttence is ofte both one / and the futuretence is the optative mode also / and the future tence is ofte the imperatyve mode in the actyve voyce / and in the passyve ever. Lykewyse person for person / nombre for nombre / and an interroga•ion for a cō dicionall / and soche lyke is with the Hebrues a comen vsage.

I have also in many places set light in the margent / to understand the text by. If any man find faults ether with the translation or ought beside (which is easier for many to do / then so well to have translated it them selves of their own pregnant wits / at the beginning without foreign sample) to the same it shall be lawful to translate it them selves and to put what they lust thereto. If I ⟨image 2⟩shall perceive ether by my self or by the information of other / that ought be escaped me / or might be more plainly translated / I will shortly after / cause it to be mended. Howbeit it in many places / me thinketh it better to put a declaration in the margin / then to run in to far from the text. And in many places / where the text seemeth at the first chop hard to be understand / yet the circumstances before and after / and often reading together / maketh it plain enough. & ce.