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For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Churche of God.

I had no rest in my spirite, because I founde not Titus my brother, but toke my leaue of them, and went away into Macedonia.

For we that are in this tabernacle sigh, & being burdened because we would not be vnclothed, but would be clothed vpo, that mortalitie might be swalowed vp of lyfe.

For the loue of Christe constrayneth vs, because we thus iudge, that yf one dyed for all, then were all dead.

Therfore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedyngly the more ioyed we, for the ioy that Titus had, because his spirite was refreshed by you all.

This say I not by commaundement, but because of ye feruentnesse of other, & alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue.

Because he accepted the exhortation, yea rather he was so well wylling, that of his owne accorde he came vnto you.

Partly for Titus sake, which is my felowe & helper concernyng you: partly because of other which are our brethren and the messengers of the Churches, [and] the glorie of Christe.

Dyd I sinne because I submitted my selfe, that ye myght be exalted, & because I preached to you the Gospell of God freely?

Wherfore? Because I loue you not? God knoweth.

And lest I shoulde be exalted out of measure through the aboundaunce of the reuelations, there was geuen vnto me a pricke to the fleshe, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, because I should not be exalted out of measure.

And that because of incommers, being false brethren, which came in priuily, to spye out our libertie which we haue in Christe Iesu, that they myght bryng vs into bondage.

But whe Peter was come to Antioche, I withstoode him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

Knowe that a man is not iustified by the deedes of the lawe, but by the fayth of Iesus Christe: And we haue beleued on Iesus Christ, that we might be iustified by the fayth of Christe, and not by the deedes of the lawe, because by the deedes of the lawe no fleshe shalbe iustified.

Wherfore then [serueth] the lawe? It was added because of transgressions, tyl the seede came to whom the promise was made: and it was ordayned by Angels in the hande of a mediatour.

Because ye are sonnes, God hath sent the spirite of his sonne into your heartes, crying, Abba, father.

Am I therfore become your enemie, because I tell you the trueth?

Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes: For, because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience.

Redeemyng the time, because ye dayes are euyll.

As it becommeth me to iudge this of you al, because I haue you in my heart, and in my bondes, in the defence and confirmation of the Gospell, you all beyng partakers of my grace.