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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.
The right […] the only way to understand the scripture unto our salvation / is / that we earnestly & above all thing / search for the profession of our baptism or covenants1 made between God & us. As for an ensample: Christ saith Mat. v. Happy are the merciful / for they shall obtain mercy. Lo / Here God hath made a covenant with us / to be merciful unto us / if we will be merciful one to another: so that the man which showeth mercy unto his neighbour / may be bold to trust in God for mercy at all needs. And contrary wise / judgement without mercy / shall be to him that showeth not mercy. Jaco. ii. So now / if he that showeth no mercy / trust in God for mercy / his faith is carnal & worldly / & but vain presumption. For God hath promised mercy only to the merciful. And therefore the merciless have no God's word that they shall have mercy: but contrary wise / that they shall have judgement without mercy. And Mat. vi. If ye shall forgive men their faults / your heavenly father shall forgive you: but & if ye shall not forgive men their faults / no more shall your ⟨image 3⟩father forgive you your faults. Here also by the virtue & strength of this covenant where with God of his mercy hath bound him self to us unworthy / may he that forgiveth his neighbour / be bold when he returneth & amendeth to believe & trust in god for remission of whatsoever he hath done amiss. And contrary wise / he that will not forgive / cannot but despair of forgiveness in the end / and fear judgement without mercy.
The ryght 〈…〉 the onlye waye to vnderstonde the scripture vnto oure salvacion / is / that we ernestlye & aboue all thinge / serche for the profession of oure baptyme or covenaū tes1 made betwene God & vs. As for an ensample: Christ sayth Mat. v. Happie are the mercifull / for they shall obtayne mercie. Loo / Here God hath made a covenaūt with vs / to be mercifull vnto vs / yf we wilbe mercifull one to another: so that the man which sheweth mercie vnto his neyboure / maye be bolde to trust in God for mercie at all nedes. And contrarye wyse / indgemēt without mercie / shalbe to him that sheweth not mercye. Iaco. ii. So now / yf he yt sheweth no mercie / trust in God for mercie / his fayth is carnall & worldlye / & but vayne presumpciō. For God hath promysed mercie onlye to ye mercifull. And therfore the mercilesse have no Godes worde yt they shall have mercie: but contrarye wyse / yt they shall have iudgemēt without mercie. And