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For the abidyng of creature abidith the schewyng of the sones of God.

But the creature is suget to vanyte, not willynge, but for hym that made it suget in hope;

for the ilke creature schal be delyuered fro seruage of corrupcioun in to liberte of the glorie of the sones of God.

And not oneli it, but also we vs silf, that han the first fruytis of the spirit, and we vs silf sorewen with ynne vs for the adopcioun of Goddis sonys, abidynge the ayenbiyng of oure bodi.

But bi hope we ben maad saaf. For hope that is seyn, is not hope; for who hopith that thing, that he seeth?

And also the spirit helpith oure infirmyte; for what we schulen preie, as it bihoueth, we witen not, but the ilke spirit axith for vs with sorewyngis, that moun not be teld out.

For he that sekith the hertis, woot what the spirit desirith, for bi God he axith for hooli men.

For thilke that he knewe bifor, he bifor ordenede bi grace to be maad lijk to the ymage of his sone, that he be the first bigetun among many britheren.

What thanne schulen we seie to these thingis? If God for vs, who is ayens vs?

The which also sparide not his owne sone, but `for vs alle bitook hym, hou also yaf he not to vs alle thingis with hym?

who is it that condempneth? It is Jhesus Crist that was deed, yhe, the which roos ayen, the which is on the riyt half of God, and the which preieth for vs.

As it is writun, For we ben slayn al dai for thee; we ben gessid as scheep of slauytir.

But in alle these thingis we ouercomen, for hym that louyde vs.

I seie treuthe in Crist Jhesu, Y lye not, for my conscience berith witnessyng to me in the Hooli Goost,

for greet heuynesse is to me, and contynuel sorewe to my herte.

For Y my silf desiride to be departid fro Crist for my britheren, that ben my cosyns aftir the fleisch, that ben men of Israel;

Amen. But not that the word of God hath falle doun. For not alle that ben of Israel, these ben Israelitis.

For whi this is the word of biheest, Aftir this tyme Y schal come, and a sone schal be to Sare.

God forbede. For he seith to Moyses, Y schal haue merci on whom Y haue merci; and Y schal yyue merci on whom Y schal haue merci.

And the scripture seith to Farao, For to this thing Y haue stirid thee, that Y schewe in thee my vertu, and that my name be teld in al erthe.