Memorials Of Myles Coverdale Who First Translated The Whole Bible Into English

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ISBN 13 : 9780484763851
Total Pages : 312 pages
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Download or read book Memorials of the Right Reverend Father in God, Myles Coverdale, Sometime Lord Bishop of Exeter written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memorials of the Right Reverend Father in God, Myles Coverdale, Sometime Lord Bishop of Exeter: Who First Translated the Whole Bible Into English; Together With Divers Matters Relating to the Promulgation of the Bible, in the Reign of Henry the Eighth Coverdale publishes his Translation of the whole Bible. Dedicap tion to the King - Uses topics most likely to have weight with Henry - Finds fault with the ambition of the Pope. - Extols the Scripture - Gives his reason for dedicating this Translation to the King - In judging of the Language and Topics of this Dedication, difference to be borne in mind, between the kingly office in those days and the present - Prologue to the Reader. - Coverdale excuses his own insufficiency - Explains the different Books in the Bible. - Exhorts the Reader to ap proach the Scripture in a proper mind - Date of this Bible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.