¶ John.¶ Iohn.

¶ John.

¶ Iohn.

John / what he was / is manifest by the three first evangelists. First christs apostle / & that one of the chief. Then christs nigh kinsman / & for his singular innocency & softness / singularly beloved & of singular familiarity with christ / & ever one of the three witnesses of most secret things. The cause of his writing was certain heresies that arose in his time / & namely two / of which one denied christ to be very man & to be come in the very flesh & nature of man. Against which two heresies he wrote both his gospel & also his first epistle / & in the beginning of his gospel saith that the word or thing was at the beginning / & was with God / & was also very God and that all things was created & made by it / and that it was also made flesh: that is to say / became very man. And he dwelt among us (saith he) & we saw his glory.

IOhn / what he was / is manyfest by the thre fyrst euāgelistꝭ. Fyrst christes apostle / & yt one of ye chefe. Thē christes nye kinsmā / & for his synguler innocēcie & softenes / singulerlye beloued & of synguler famyliarite with christ / & euer one of ye thre wytnesses of moost secret thynges. The cause of his wrytynge was certayne heresyes that arose in his tyme / & namelye two / of which one denyed christ to be verye man & to be come in ye verie fleshe & nature of man. Agaynst which two heresyes he wrote both his gospell & also his fyrst epistle / & in ye begynnynge of his gospell sayth yt the worde or thynge was at ye begynnynge / & was wt God / & was also verye God and yt all thynges was created & made by yt / and yt it was also made fleshe: yt is to saye / became verie mā. And he dwelt amōge vs (sayth he) & we sawe his glorye.

And in the beginning of his pistle / he saith we show you of the thing that was from the beginning / which also we heard / saw with our eyes & our hands handled. And again we show you everlasting life / that was with the father and appeared to us / & we heard and saw. & ce.