In its opening he wrote: “May undeserved kindness and peace be increased to you by an accurate knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, forasmuch as his divine power has given us freely all the things that concern life and godly devotion, through the accurate knowledge of the one who called us through glory and virtue. ”
Ta kirjutas selle sissejuhatuses: „Armu [„ ärateenimata lahkust ”, NW] ja rahu lisatagu teile rohkesti Jumala ja Jeesuse, meie Issanda tunnetuses [„täpses tundmises ”, NW]!