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as it is written: He yt sparsed abroade and hath geven to the povre his rightewesnes remayneth for ever.

He yt fyndeth the sower seed shall minister breed for fode and shall multiplie youre seed and increace the frutes of youre rightewesnes

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

For ye pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude.

For we cannot fynde in oure hertes to make oure selves of ye nombre of them or to compare oure selves to them which laude the selves neuerthelesse whill they measure the selves wt them selves and copare the selves wt the selves they vnderstode nought.

For we stretche uot out oure selves beyode measure as though we had not reached vnto you. For even vnto you have we come with the gospell of Christ

For he that prayseth him silfe is not alowed: but he whom the lorde prayseth.

For I am gelous over you with godly gelousy. For I coupled you to one man to make you a chaste virgen to Christ.

For if he that commeth preache another Iesus then hym whom we preached: or if ye receave another sprete then that which ye have receaved: other another gospell then that ye have receaved ye myght right wel have bene content.

And when I was present with yov and had nede I was greuous to no man for that which was lackynge vnto me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all thynges I kept my silfe that I shuld not be greveous to you: and so will I kepe my silfe.

For these falce apostles are disceatefull workers and fassion them selves lyke vnto ye apostles of Christ.

And no marvayle for satan him silfe is chaunged into the fassion of an angell of light.

For ye suffre foles gladly be cause that ye youre selves are wyse.

For ye suffre even if a man brynge you into bondage: yf a ma devoure: yf a man take: yf a man exalt hym silfe: yf a man smyte you on the face.

And besyde the thynges which outwardly happe vnto me I am cobred dayly and do care for all congregacions.

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