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And what is the exceeding greatnesse of his power toward vs, which beleeue, according to the working of his mightie power,

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his right hand in the heauenly places,

And hath made all things subiect vnder his feete, and hath giuen him ouer all things to be the head to the Church,

Which is his body, euen the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all things.

But God which is rich in mercie, through his great loue wherewith he loued vs,

That he might shewe in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace, through his kindnesse toward vs in Christ Iesus.

For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.

In abrogating through his flesh the hatred, that is, the Lawe of commandements which standeth in ordinances, for to make of twaine one newe man in himselfe, so making peace,

And that he might reconcile both vnto God in one body by his crosse, and slay hatred thereby,

Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit,

That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel,

Whereof I am made a minister by the gift of the grace of God giuen vnto me through the effectuall working of his power.

That he might graunt you according to the riches of his glorie, that ye may be strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,

Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.

For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and the same is the sauiour of his body.

So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.

For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the Church.

For we are members of his bodie, of his flesh, and of his bones.

For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.