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No man seke that thing that is his owne, but that thing that is of an othere.

Ech man preiynge, or profeciynge, whanne his heed is hilid, defoulith his heed.

But a man schal not hile his heed, for he is the ymage and the glorie of God; but a womman is the glorie of man.

for whi ech man bifor takith his soper to ete, and oon is hungry, and another is drunkun.

For the hid thingis of his herte ben knowun, and so he schal falle doun on the face, and schal worschipe God, and schewe verili that God is in you.

But bi the grace of God Y am that thing that Y am; and his grace was not voide in me. For Y trauelide more plenteuously than alle thei; but not Y, but the grace of God with me.

But ech man in his ordre; the firste fruit, Crist, afterward thei that ben of Crist, that bileueden in the comyng of Crist;

But, britheren, Y make knowun to you of Apollo, that Y preiede him myche, that he schulde come to you, with britheren. But it was not his wille to come now; but he schal come, whanne he schal haue leiser.

And Y do thankyngis to God, that euere more makith vs to haue victorie in Crist Jhesu, and schewith bi vs the odour of his knowing in ech place;

And if the mynystracioun of deth write bi lettris in stoonys was in glorie, so that the children of Israel myyten not biholde in to the face of Moises, for the glorie of his cheer, which is auoidid,

and not as Moises leide a veil on his face, that the children of Israel schulden not biholde in to his face, which veil is auoidid.

Therfor we ben coumfortid, but in youre coumfort more plenteuousli we ioyeden more on the ioie of Tite, for his spirit is fulfillid of alle you.

And ye witen the grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, for he was maad nedi for you, whanne he was riche, that ye schulden be maad riche bi his nedynesse.

for he resseyuede exortacioun; but whanne he was bisier, bi his wille he wente forth to you.

Ech man as he castide in his herte, not of heuynesse, or of nede; for God loueth a glad yyuere.

as it is writun, He delide abrood, he yaf to pore men, his riytwisnesse dwellith withouten ende.

But Y drede, lest as the serpent disseyuede Eue with his sutil fraude, so youre wittis ben corrupt, and fallen doun fro the symplenesse that is in Crist.

and clepide bi his grace, to schewe his sone in me, that Y schulde preche hym among the hethene, anoon Y drowy me not to fleisch and blood; ne Y cam to Jerusalem to the apostlis,

And the othere Jewis assentiden to his feynyng, so that Barnabas was drawun of hem in to that feynyng.

The biheestis weren seid to Abraham and to his seed; he seith not, In seedis, as in many, but as in oon, And to thi seed, that is, Crist.