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.

¶ The Prologe vpō the fyrst epist∣le of S. Paul to the Corinthyans.

THis pistle declareth it selfe frō Chapter to Chapter / that it ne deth no Prologe or introducciō to declare it. When Paule had cōuerted a great nombre at Co¦rinthum / as ye reade Act. xviij. & was departed / there came im∣mediatlye false Apostles & sec∣te makers & drue euery man disciples after him / so that the people were whole vnquyeted / deuy∣ded & at varyaunce amonge them selues / eue∣rye man for the zele of his doctoure / those new Apostles not regardynge what deuysion / what vnclennes •••• lyuinge / or what false opinions were amōge the people / as longe as they myght be in auctorite and well at ease in their bellies. But Paule in the .iiij. fyrst Chapters with great wysdome & sobre••es / rebuketh / fyrst the deuysyon and the auctores therof / & calleth the people to Christ agayne & teacheth how & for what the preacher is to be taken.

In the .v. he rebuketh the vnclennes that was amongest them.

In the .vj. he rebuketh the debate & goynge to lawe to gether / pleatynge their causes be∣fore the hethen.

In the .vij. he informeth them concernynge chastite and maryage.

In the .viij. ix. x. & .xj. he teacheth the stron¦ge to forbeare the weake that yet vnderstode not the lybertie of the Gospell / & that with the ensample of him selfe. Which though he were an Apostle & had auctoryte / yet of loue he ab∣stayned / to wynne other. And he feareth them with the ensamples of the olde testament & re∣buketh dyuerse dysorders that were amonge them concernynge the Sacramēt and the goyn∣••e bare hedded of maryed wemen.

In the .xij. xiij. & .xiiij. he teacheth of the ma¦ny folde gyftes of the spirite / & proueth by a sy∣mylitude of the bodye / that all gyftes are geuē that eche shuld helpe other / & thorow loue do seruyce to other / & proueth that where loue is not / there is nothinge that pleaseth God. For that one shuld loue another / is all that God requyreth of vs. And therfore yf we desyer spirituall gyftes he teacheth those gyftes to be desyred that helpe oure neyboures

In the .xv. he teacheth of the resurreccyon of the bodye.

And in the last he exhorteth to helpe the po•• ••e saynctes.