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Pure devocion and vndefiled before God the father is this: to vysit the frendlesse and widdowes in their adversite and to kepe him silfe vnspotted of the worlde.

Harken my deare beloved brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde which are ryche in fayth and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to them that love him?

and one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace God sende you warmnes and fode: not withstondinge ye geve the not tho thynges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it the?

Belevest thou yt ther is one God? Thou doest well. The devyls also beleve and tremble.

and ye scripture was fulfilled which sayth: Abraham beleved God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called the frede of God.

Therwith blesse we God the father and therwith cursse we me which are made after the similitude of God.

Ye advouterars and wemen that breke matrimonie: knowe ye not how yt the freshippe of ye worlde is ennimite to god warde? Whosoever wilbe a frende of the worlde is made the enemie of god.

Submit youre selves to god and resist the devyll and he will flye from you.

Drawe nye to god and he will drawe nye to you. Clense youre hondes ye synners and pourdge youre hertes ye waverynge mynded.

by ye forknowledge of God ye father thorow the sanctifyinge of the sprete vnto obedience and springklinge of the bloud of Iesus Christ. Grace be with you and peace be multiplyed.

Blessed be God ye father of oure Lorde Iesus Christ which thorow is aboundant mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lively hope by the resurreccion of Iesus Christ fro deeth

which are kept by the power of God thorow fayth vnto salvacion which salvacion is prepared all redy to be shewed in the last tyme

sakes which by his meanes have beleved on god that raysed him from deth and glorified him that youre fayth and hope myght be in god.

for ye are borne a newe not of mortall seed but of immortall by the worde of god which liveth and lasteth for ever.

to whom ye come as vnto a livynge stone disalowed of men but chosen of god and precious:

and ye as lyvynge stones are made a spretuall housse and an holy presthode for to offer vp spretuall sacryfice acceptable to god by Iesus Christ.

which in tyme past were not a people yet are now the people of God: which were not vnder mercye but now have obteyned mercye.

and se that ye have honest conversacion amonge the getyls that they which backbyte you as evyll doars maye se youre good workes and prayse god in the daye of visitacion.

For so is the will of god that ye put to sylence the ygnorancie of the folyshe men:

as fre and not as havinge ye libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes but even as the servautes of god.