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Se that none recompence euell for euell vnto eny man: but euer folowe that which is good, both amoge youre selues and to all men.

in all thinges be thankfull: for this is the wyll of God in Christ Iesu towarde you.

Brethren, praye for vs.

We are bounde to thanke God allwayes for you brethren, as it is mete: because that youre faith groweth exceadingly, and the loue of euery one of you increaseth towarde another amoge youre selues,

which is a token of the righteous iudgment of God, that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdome of God, for the which ye also suffre.

For it is a righteous thinge with God, to recopence tribulacion vnto the yt trouble you:

Wherfore we praye allwayes for you, that oure God make you worthy of ye callynge, and fulfill all delectacion of goodnes, and the worke of faith in power,

Let noman disceaue you by eny meanes. For the LORDE commeth not, excepte the departynge come first, and that that Man of synne be opened, euen the sonne of perdicion,

(For the mystery of the iniquyte worketh allready, tyll he which now onely letteth, be take out of the waye.)

But we are bounde to geue thankes allwaye vnto God for you, brethren be loued of the LORDE, because that God hath from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacion in the sanctifienge of the sprete and in beleuynge of the trueth,

Fvrthermore brethren praye for vs, that the worde of God maye haue fre passage and be glorified as it is with you,

and that we maye be delyuered from vnreasonable and euell me. For faith is not euery mas.

For ye yor selues knowe, how ye oughte to folowe vs: for we behaued not oure selues inordinatly amonge you,

nether toke we bred of eny man for naughte but wrought wt laboure and trauayle night and daye, lest we shulde be chargeable to eny of you.

Not but that we had auctorite, but to geue oure selues for an ensample vnto you to folowe vs.

For we heare saye, that there are some which walke amonge you inordinatly, and worke not at all, but are busy bodies.

For ye chefe summe of the commaundement is loue of a pure hert, and of a good coscience, and of faith vnfayned.

And I thanke Christ Iesus or LORDE, which hath made me stroge, for he counted me faithfull, & put me in office,

For this is a true sayenge, and by all meanes worthy to be receaued, that Christ Iesus came in to ye worlde to saue synners, of whom I am chefe.

Notwithstondynge for this cause optayned I mercy, that Iesus Christ mighte pryncipally shewe in me all longe pacience, to the ensample of them which shulde beleue in him vnto eternall life.