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It was an outlawed book, a text so dangerous “it could onlybe countered by the most vicious burnings, of books and men and women.” Butwhat book could incite such violence and bloodshed? The year is 1526. It is theage of Henry VIII and his tragic Anne Boleyn, of Martin Luther and Thomas More.The times are treacherous. The Catholic Church controls almost every aspect ofEnglish life, including access to the very Word of God. And the church will do anythingto keep it that way. Enter William Tyndale, the gifted, courageous “heretic” whodared translate the Word of God into English. He worked in secret, in exile, inperil, always on the move. Neither England nor the English language would everbe the same again. With thoughtful clarity and a reverence that comes throughon every page, David Teems shares a story of intrigue and atrocity, betrayal andperseverance. This is how the Reformation officially reached English shores―andwhat it cost the men who brought it there. Praise for David Teems’ previous work Majestie “Teems . . . pulls together the story of this enigmatic king[ James] with humor and pathos . . . [A] delightful read in every way.” ―PUBLISHERSWEEKLY Recording artist, songwriter, and speaker,David Teemsis the author of Tyndale: The ManWho Gave God an English Voice , Majestie:The King Behind the King James Bible , ToLove is Christ , Discovering YourSpiritual Center , and And TherebyHangs a Tale . Teems earned his BA in Psychology at Georgia StateUniversity. David and his wife Benita live in Franklin, Tennessee near theirsons Adam and Shad. Tyndale The Man Who Gave God an English Voice By David Teems Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2012 David Teems All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-59555-221-1 Contents Prologue: Do You Not Know Me? My Name Is Tyndale..............................................................ix1 Translating Tyndale.........................................................................................12 Pandora's Jar...............................................................................................183 Table Talk..................................................................................................334 Language Is the Only Homeland...............................................................................465 Author and Finisher.........................................................................................626 Farewell, Unhappy, Hopeless, Blasphemous Rome...............................................................787 It Was England to Him.......................................................................................918 The Mother of All Good Works................................................................................1059 A Book for Me and All Kings to Read.........................................................................12010 Well Done..................................................................................................13511 Mine Heart's Desire........................................................................................14912 A Troubled Fascination: William Tyndale and Thomas More....................................................16113 No Timid Friend to Truth...................................................................................17114 Talk Softly and Write One Ridiculously Long Book...........................................................18415 The Medicine of Scripture..................................................................................19816 Now We See in a Glass Even in a Dark Speaking..............................................................21517 Do Thou the Worst Thou Canst unto Me.......................................................................22918 And the Peace of God, Which Passeth All Understanding......................................................247Epilogue: Elegy...............................................................................................260Appendix A: William Tyndale Time Line.........................................................................264Appendix B: First usage of words by William Tyndale...........................................................268Appendix C: William Tyndale's letters to John Frith while Frith was confined in the tower.....................273Notes.........................................................................................................279Bibliography..................................................................................................294Acknowledgments...............................................................................................302About the Author..............................................................................................303 Chapter One Translating Tyndale Comerado, this is no book; Who touches this touches a man. —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1855 edition Sir Thomas more once wrote that William Tyndale "seems to