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Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened:

And changed the glory of the vncorruptible God, into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birdes, and foure footed beasts, and creeping things:

Wherefore God also gaue them vp to vncleannesse, through the lusts of their owne hearts, to dishonour their owne bodies betweene themselues:

Who changed the trueth of God into a lye, and worshipped and serued the creature more then the Creatour, who is blessed for euer. Amen.

For this cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into that which is against nature:

And euen as they did not like to retaine God in their knowledge, God gaue them ouer to a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient:

Backbiters, haters of God, despitefull, proude, boasters, inuenters of euill things, disobedient to parents;

Who knowing the iudgement of God, (that they which commit such things, are worthy of death) not onely do the same, but haue pleasure in them that doe them.

But wee are sure that the iudgement of God is according to trueth, against them which commit such things.

And thinkest thou this, O man, that iudgest them which doe such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodnesse, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodnes of God leadeth thee to repentance?

But after thy hardnesse, and impenitent heart, treasurest vp vnto thy selfe wrath, against the day of wrath, and reuelation of the righteous iudgement of God:

For there is no respect of persons with God.

(For not the hearers of the Law are iust before God, but the doers of the Law shalbe iustified;

In the day when God shall iudge the secrets of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel.

Behold, thou art called a Iew, and restest in the Law, and makest thy boast of God:

Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?

For the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is written:

But he is a Iew which is one inwardly, and Circumcision is, that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Much euery way: chiefly, because that vnto them were committed the Oracles of God.