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If then the ministration of death written with letters and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses, for the glorie of his countenance (which glorie is done away.)

And we are not as Moses, which put a vaile vpon his face, that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which should be abolished.

Nowe for the same recompence, I speake as to my children, Be you also inlarged.

Behold, the thirde time I am ready to come vnto you, and yet will I not be slouthfull to your hinderance: for I seeke not yours, but you: for the children ought not to laye vp for the fathers, but the fathers for the children.

Knowe ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.

My litle children, of whome I trauaile in birth againe, vntill Christ be formed in you.

(For Agar or Sina is a mountaine in Arabia, and it answereth to Hierusalem which nowe is) and she is in bondage with her children.

For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, & cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.

Therefore, brethren, wee are after the maner of Isaac, children of the promes.

Then brethren, we are not children of the seruant, but of the free woman.

Wherein, in times past ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the prince that ruleth in the aire, euen the spirite, that nowe worketh in the children of disobedience,

Among whom we also had our conuersation in time past, in the lustes of our flesh, in fulfilling the will of the flesh, and of the minde, and were by nature the children of wrath, as well as others.

That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and wt craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.

Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,

Let no man deceiue you wt vaine wordes: for, for such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.

For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.

For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience.