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1 PETER 1:21-2:18. “All flesh is as grass, but the word of God remains forever” (1:25). “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation” (2:9). FIRST EDITION. Coverdale’s English and Latin Diglot, 1538, based on Wm Tyndale’s 1534 translation. Printed in Southwarke by James Nicolson. Herbert 37. With 2 Woodcut initials. EXCELLENT condition. English translation is Tyndale’s final trans of 1534/35; Latin is Erasmus’ ed. COA on “gold leaf” premium paper, w. gold seal. This is one of the earliest and finest leaves in the English New Testament! A central text for the Church’s self-understanding.
