The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

An othere prologe.

In the firste pistle, that is to Romayns, Poul tretith of power; in the laste pistle, that is, to Ebrews, he tretith of presthod and of hoolynesse; and in the myddil pistlis he tretith of wisdom, as in the twei pistlis to Corynthis and in this. And for errour is aȝenus [ȝenus z.] wisdom, in this pistle he tretith of errour, that is, to distrie errour. The mater of this pistle is parfit treuthe of cristen feith, with remouyng of cerymonyals of Moises lawe. The entent is so to reduce Galathies to

the treuthe of the feith, and to teching of the gospel. Twei partis ben of this pistle. The first part is of treuthe of the gospel; the secounde part is of goodnesse of liyf. The pistle to Romayns is writen to myȝti men; the pistle to Ebrews is writen to the worshiperis of God; and alle the myddil pistlis ben writen to wise men, that is, to Grekis. Therfor in this pistle, in the firste chapitre, Poul comendith him silf and his cause, that is, his office and dignyte of apostle, and the treuthe and the fredom of the gospel. In the secounde chapitre he seith, hou for this cause he aȝenstood Petre. In the thridde chapitre he seith, hou the cerymonyes of Moises lawe shulden be expowned. In the fourthe chapitre, he expowneth bi allegorie. In the fyuethe chapitre, he spekith aȝenus vices. In the sixte chapitre, he spekith of merci, bodili and gostli