Sermon on Matthew 18, Title page – Translators dedication
¶ A Frutfull ſermon of the mooſt Euangelicall wryter M. Luther / made of the Angelles vpō the .xviii. chapi. of Mathew tranſlated out of laten into Englyſhe. ✚
Prynted at Londō in Paules churche yerde / at the ſyngne of ſaynt Auguſtyne by Hugh Syngleton.
Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum ſolum.
To his Chriſten frende & brother Henry Ruoche the tranſlator wyſſheth abundaunce of grace.
I Culde wyſhe eyther all mē to be lerned in the vnderſtandynge of laten, or elles lerned men more diligent in tranſlatyng to the vulgare tonge ſuche thynges as our ignoraunte brethren do not perceyue, bothe for the readynge of many other excellēt bokes in this tonge wryten, & namely of Martē Luther, whoſe bookes I iudge very expedyent and alſo neceſſary in Chryſtes churche, bothe for the moſte ſwete conſolacions in them conteyned, & farther for openynge of many myſteryes, moche conuenyent to be knowen of eueryevery chriſten man. Amongeſt which other thys lytell boke or ſermonmade of the Angelles I … … ked out and tranſlate for you (gentyll Henry) with what dexterite I can not ſay, truly of a good purpoſe & a ſtudiouſe mynd towarde you, to do you good, to thentent not only yt ſhuld be a teſtimoniall of my hart I beare vntounto you, but alſo and moch rather an occaſion whereby to encourage & ſtyrevp thys propenſite and forwardnes of yours ſo happely begonne, and godly continuyng / I wyll not ſay this author in all poynts to ſtand vp ryght and abſolutely, as in the ſacramentes, but what humane wryter hathe there euer bene but ſome defaute he hathe left behynd hym. Alſo Peter was not wt out his reprehenſion. In eueryevery thyng the beſt is to be taken. Verely in this matter I doubt not, you wyll lyke hī well as he is worthy. Chriſtes grace with you. Amen.
At Stepney. Yours I. Fox.