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Seynge now that we haue soch promyses (dearly beloued) let vs clense oureselues from all fylthynes of the flesh and sprete, and growe vp to full holynes in ye feare of God.

Neuertheles God that comforteth the abiecte, comforted vs by the comynge of Titus.

Wherfore though I wrote vnto you, yet is it not done for his cause that dyd hurte, nether for his cause that was hurte, but that youre diligence (which ye haue for vs in the sighte of God) mighte be manifest wt you.

I do you to wit (brethren) the grace of God, which is geue in the congregacions of Macedonia.

And not as we loked for, but gaue ouer them selues first to the LODRE, and afterwarde vnto vs by ye wyl of God,

Thakes be vnto God, which put in the hert of Titus, the same diligence towarde you.

euery one acordynge as he hath purposed in his hert, not grudgingly, or of compulsion. For God loueth a chearfull geuer.

God is able to make you riche in all grace, yt ye in all thinges hauynge sufficiet to the vttemost, maye be riche to all maner of good workes.

that in all thinges ye maye be made riche vnto all singlenesse, which causeth thorow vs, thankesgeuynge vnto God.

For the hadreachinge of this colleccion not onely suppleeth the nede off the sayntes, but also is abudaunt herin, that for this laudable mynistracion many mighte geue thakes vnto God,

and prayse God for yor obedient professynge of the Gospell of Christ, & for yor synglenesse in distributynge vnto the, and to all men,

and in their prayer for you, which longe after you, for the abundaunt grace of God in you.

Thankes be vnto God for his vnoutspeakeable gifte.

For the wapens of oure warre are not fleshly, but mightie before God to cast downe stroge holdes,

wherwith we ouerthrowe ymaginacions, & euery hye thinge yt exalteth it selfe agaynst the knowlege of God, and brynge in to captiuyte all vnderstondinge to the obedience of Christ,

Howbeit we wil not boast or selues aboue measure, but onely acordinge to the measure of the rule, wherwith God hath distributed vnto vs the measure to reach euen vnto you.

Wolde God ye coulde suffre me a litle in my foloshnes, yet do ye forbeare me.

Or dyd I synne therin because I submytted my selfe, that ye mighte be exalted?For I preached vnto you the Gospell of God frely,

Wherfore? because I shulde not loue you? God knoweth.

God ye father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euer, knoweth that I lye not.