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and therfore make provision for honest thynges not in the sight of god only but also in the sight of men.

And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever.

God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in all thynges havynge sufficiet vnto the vttmoste maye be ryche vnto all manner good workes

that on all parties ye maye be made ryche in all synglenes which causeth thorowe vs thankes gevynge vnto god.

For the office of this ministracion not only supplieth the nede of the sayntes: but also is aboundaunt herein that for this laudable ministrynge thankes myght be geven to god

of many whiche prayse god for the obedience of youre professynge ye gospell of Christ and for youre synglenes in distributynge to them and to all me:

and in their prayers to God for you longe after you for the aboundauut grace of God geven vnto you.

Thankes be vnto God for his vn speakeable gyft.

For the weapes of oure warre are not carnall thinges but thynges myghty in god to cast doune stronge holdes

wherwith we overthrowe ymaginacyons and every hye thynge that exalteh it silfe agaynst the knowledge of god and brynge into captivite all vnderstondynge to the obedience of Christ

But we wyll not reioyce above measure: but accordynge to the quantitie of ye measure which god hath distributed vnto vs a measure that reacheth even vnto you.

Wolde to god ye coulde suffre me a lytell in my folysshnes: yee and I praye you forbeare me.

Did I therin synne be cause I submitted my silfe that ye myght be exalted and because I preached to you the gospell of God fre?

Wherfore? Be cause I love you not? God knoweth.

The God and father of oure lorde Iesus Christ which is blessed for evermore knoweth that I lye not

I knowe a ma in Christ above .xiiij. yeares agone (whether he weare in ye body I cannot tell or whether he were oute of ye body I canot tell god knoweth) which was take vp into the thyrd heven.

And I knowe the same man (whether in the body or out of the body I canot tell god knoweth)

Agayne thynke ye yt we excuse oure selves? We speake in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all thynges dearly beloved for youre edifyinge.

I feare lest when I come agayne God brynge me lowe amoge you and I be constrayned to bewayle many of the which have synned all redy and have not repented of the vnclennes fornicacion and wantanes which they haue committed.

And verely though it came of weaknes that he was crucified yet liveth he thorow the power of God. And we no dout are weake in him: but we shall live with him by the myght of God amonge you.