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that we which before beleved in Christ shuld be vnto the prayse of his glory.

which is the ernest of oure inheritaunce to redeme the purchased possession and that vnto the laude of his glory.

and lighten the eyes of youre myndes yt ye myght knowe what that hope is where vnto he hath called you and what the riches of his glorious inheritaunce is apon the sainctes

and what is the excedynge greatnes of his power to vs warde which beleve accordynge to the workynge of that his mighty power

which he wrought in Christ when he raysed him from deeth and set him on his right honde in hevenly thynges

and hath put all thynges vnder his fete and hath made him aboue all thynges ye heed of ye congregacion

which is his body and the fulnes of him that filleth all in all thynges.

But God which is rich in mercy thorow his greate love wherwith he loved vs

for to shewe in tymes to come the excedynge ryches of his grace in kyndnes to vs warde in Christ Iesu.

For we are his worckmanshippe created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes vnto the which god ordeyned vs before that we shuld walke in them.

and hath also put awaye thorow his flesshe the cause of hatred (that is to saye the lawe of commaundementes contayned in the lawe written) for to make of twayne one newe ma in him silfe so makynge peace:

and to recocile both vnto god in one body thorow his crosse and slewe hatred therby:

which mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the sprete:

that the gentyls shuld be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promis yt is in Christ by ye meanes of the gospell

whereof I am made a minister by the gyfte of the grace of god geve vnto me thorow ye workynge of his power.

that he wolde graunt you acordynge to the ryches of his glory that ye maye be strenghted with myght by his sprete in the inner man

in whom all the body ys coupled and knet togedder in every ioynt wherwith one ministreth to another (accordinge to the operacion as every parte hath his measure) and increaseth the body vnto the edyfyinge of it silfe in love.

Wherfore put awaye lyinge and speake every man truth vnto his neghbour for as moche as we are members one of another.

Let him yt stole steale no moare but let him rather laboure with his hondes some good thinge that he maye have to geve vnto him that nedeth.

So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe.