hye minded /] ed., hye minded [1531], high mynded, [1573]
promisebreakers /]
ed., promisebreakers [1531], promisebreakers,
[1573]
in the later
dayes . . . therof. 2 Tim. 3.1–4. Tyndale follows Luther in
finding here a prophetic account already fulfilled by the
depravity of "oure spiritualtie" ([H8]). Luther's 1522 preface to 2
Timothy, freely translated in Tyndale's NT, summarized Ch. 3
and 4 of the epistle as an announcement of the dangers of the end-time,
in which outward splendor will cloak the corruptions of the higher
clergy (WA/DB 7.273; LW 35.389). However, Tyndale's itemized account of
the specific vices and practices is his own work.
Gods worde is the power and pith of all goodnes.[1573]
professe] [1573], professe- [1531]
of this sorte . . .
trueth. 2 Tim. 3.6–7.
] 2 Timothy
Confession.[1573]
LoueO them selves [1531]
Couetous [1531]
paynt a blocke
& call it Iob. A popular cult of Saint Job flourished in
late medieval Europe, with Job serving as patron and helper of
syphilitics. Cf. Lawrence L. Bessermann, The Legend of
Job in the Middle Ages (Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1979) 2, 64,
131.
[Hand] [1531]O
Hyemynded [1531]
Proude [1531]