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Thou bileuest, that o God is; thou doist wel; and deuelis bileuen, and tremblen.

And the scripture was fillid, seiynge, Abraham bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse, and he was clepid the freend of God.

In it we blessen God, the fadir, and in it we cursen men, that ben maad to the licnesse of God.

Auowtreris, witen not ye, that the frenschip of this world is enemye to God? Therfor who euere wole be frend of this world, is maad the enemye of God.

But he yyueth the more grace; for which thing he seith, God withstondith proude men, but to meke men he yyueth grace.

Therfor be ye suget to God; but withstonde ye the deuel, and he schal fle fro you.

Neiye ye to God, and he schal neiye to you. Ye synneris, clense ye hondis, and ye double in soule, purge ye the hertis.

of Asye, and of Bitynye, bi the `bifor knowyng of God, the fadir, in halewyng of spirit, bi obedience, and springyng of the blood of Jhesu Crist, grace and pees be multiplied to you.

Blessid be God, and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, which bi his greet merci bigat vs ayen in to lyuynge hope, bi the ayen risyng of Jhesu Crist fro deth,

that in the vertu of God ben kept bi the feith in to heelthe, and is redi to be schewid in the last tyme.

for you that bi hym ben feithful in God; that reiside hym fro deth, and yaf to hym euerlastynge glorie, that youre feith and hope were in God.

And be ye borun ayen, not of corruptible seed, `but vncorruptible, bi the word of lyuynge God, and dwellynge in to with outen ende.

And neiye ye to hym, that is a lyuyng stoon, and repreuyd of men, but chosun of God, and onourid;

and ye silf as quyk stoonys be ye aboue bildid in to spiritual housis, and an hooli preesthod, to offre spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God bi Jhesu Crist.

Which sum tyme were not a puple of God, but now ye ben the puple of God; which hadden not merci, but now ye han merci.

and haue ye youre conuersacioun good among hethene men, that in that thing that thei bacbite of you, as of mysdoeris, thei biholden you of good werkis, and glorifie God in the dai of visitacioun.

Be ye suget to ech creature, for God; ethir to the kyng, as to hym that is hiyer in state,

For so is the wille of God, that ye do wel, and make the vnkunnyngnesse of vnprudent men to be doumb.

As fre men, and not as hauynge fredom the keuering of malice, but as the seruauntis of God.

Onoure ye alle men, loue ye brithirhod, drede ye God, onoure ye the king.