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Beare ye one anothers burthe and so fulfill the lawe of Christ.

and hath also put awaye thorow his flesshe the cause of hatred (that is to saye the lawe of commaundementes contayned in the lawe written) for to make of twayne one newe ma in him silfe so makynge peace:

But ye have not so learned Christ

if so be ye have hearde of him and are taught in him even as the trueth is in Iesu.

So then as concernynge the coversacion in tyme past laye from you that olde ma which is corrupte thorow the deceavable lustes

So that fornicacion and all vnclennes or coveteousnes be not once named amonge you as it be commeth saynctes:

So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe.

Neverthelesse do ye so that every one of you love his wyfe truely even as him silfe. And let ye wyfe se that she feare her husbade.

Chyldren obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for so is it right.

as it becometh me so to iudge of you all because I have you in my herte and have you also every one companios of grace with me even in my bondes as I defende and stablysshe the gospell.

So that my bondes in Christ are manyfest thorow out all the iudgement hall and in all other places:

In so moche that many of the brethre in ye lorde are boldned thorow my bodes and dare more largely speake the worde with out feare.

What then? So that Christ be preached all maner wayes whether it be by occasion or of true meaninge I therin ioye: ye and will ioye.

as I hertely loke for and hope that in nothinge I shalbe ashamed: but that with all confidence as all wayes in tymes past even so now Christ shalbe magnified in my body whether it be thorowe lyfe or els deeth.

Wherfore my dearly beloved as ye have al ways obeyed not when I was present only but now moche more in myne absence even so worke out youre awne saluacio with feare and tremblynge.

For I have no ma that is so lyke mynded to me which with so pure affeccio careth for youre matters.

Ye knowe the proffe of him howe that as a sone with the father so with me bestowed he his labour apon the gospell.

because that for ye worke of Christ he went so farre that he was nye vnto deeth and regarded not his lyfe to fulfill that service which was lackynge on youre parte towarde me.

Brethren be folowers of and me loke on them which walke even so as ye have vs for an ensample.

Herfore my brethren dearly beloved and longed for my ioye and croune so continue in the lorde ye beloved.