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So therfor also in this tyme, the relifs ben maad saaf, bi the chesyng of the grace of God.

Therfor Y seie, Whether thei offendiden so, that thei schulden falle doun? God forbede. But bi the gilt of hem helthe is maad to hethene men, that thei sue hem.

and so al Israel schulde be maad saaf. As it is writun, He schal come of Syon, that schal delyuere, and turne awei the wickidnesse of Jacob.

so and these now bileueden not in to youre merci, that also thei geten merci.

so we many ben o bodi in Crist, and eche ben membris oon of anothir.

And, britheren, Y my silf am certeyn of you, that also ye ben ful of loue, and ye ben fillid with al kunnyng, so that ye moun moneste ech other.

in vertu of tokenes and grete wondris, in vertu of the Hooli Goost, so that fro Jerusalem bi cumpas to the Illirik see Y haue fillid the gospel of Crist.

And so Y haue prechid this gospel, not where Crist was named, lest Y bilde vpon anotheres ground, but as it is writun,

so that no thing faile to you in ony grace, that abiden the schewyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist;

And who of men woot, what thingis ben of man, but the spirit of man that is in hym? So what thingis ben of God, no man knowith, but the spirit of God.

If ony mannus werk brenne, he schal suffre harm; but he schal be saaf, so netheles as bi fier.

So a man gesse vs, as mynystris of Crist, and dispenderis of the mynysteries of God.

As thouy Y schulde not come to you, so summe ben blowun with pride;

In al maner fornycacioun is herd among you, and siche fornycacioun, which is not among hethene men, so that summan haue the wijf of his fadir.

Y seie to make you aschamed. So ther is not ony wise man, that may deme bitwixe a brothir and his brothir;

But Y seie to hem, that ben not weddid, and to widewis, it is good to hem, if thei dwellen so as Y.

But as the Lord hath departid to ech, and as God hath clepid ech man, so go he, as Y teche in alle chirchis.

Therfor Y gesse, that this thing is good for the present nede; for it is good to a man to be so.

And if ony man gessith hym silf to be seyn foule on his virgyn, that sche is ful woxun, and so it bihoueth to be doon, do sche that that sche wole; sche synneth not, if sche be weddid.

So the Lord ordeynede to hem that tellen the gospel, to lyue of the gospel.