As the Epistle to the Galathians holdeth
the maner and fashyon of the
Epistle to the Romayns, briefly comprehendinge
all that is therin at l&ebar;gh
disputed: Euen so this Epistle foloweth
the ensample of the Epistle to
the Ephesyans, contayninge the tenoure
of the same Epistle wyth fewer wordes.
In the fyrste Chapter, he prayseth them, and wysheth
that they continue in the fayth, and growe perfecter
therin, and then described he the Gospel howe
that it is a wysdome that confesseth Christ, to be the
Lorde and God, crucifyed for vs, and a wysdome,
that hath bene hyd in Christ sence afore the beginninge
of the worlde, and now fyrste begon to be opened
thorowe the preachynge of the Apostles.
In the seconde, he warneth them of mennes doctrine,
and describeth the false prophetes to the vttermoste,
and rebuketh them accordinglye.
In the thyrd he exhorteth to be frutefull in the
pure fayth wyth al maner of good workes one to
another, and describeth all degrees and what theyr
duties are.
In the fourth he exhorteth to praye,
and also to praye for hym,
and saluteth them.
The Epistle of Saynct Paul the Apostle vnto the Colossians.
T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
