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For he longed after you and was full of hevines because that ye had hearde saye that he shuld be sicke.

because that for ye worke of Christ he went so farre that he was nye vnto deeth and regarded not his lyfe to fulfill that service which was lackynge on youre parte towarde me.

Morover my brethren reioyce in the lorde. It greveth me not to write one thinge often to you. For to you it is a sure thynge.

For we are circucision which worshippe god in the sprete and reioyce in Christ Iesu and have no confidence in the flesshe:

But the thynges that were vauntage vnto me I counted losse for Christes sake.

Ye I thinke all thynges but losse for that excellet knowledges sake of Christ Iesu my lorde. For whom I have counted all thynge losse and do iudge them but donge that I myght wynne Christ

Brethren be folowers of and me loke on them which walke even so as ye have vs for an ensample.

For many walke (of whom I have tolde you often and now tell you wepynge) that they are ye enemyes of ye crosse of Christ

But oure conversacion is in heven from whence we loke for a saveour enen the lorde Iesus Christ

Herfore my brethren dearly beloved and longed for my ioye and croune so continue in the lorde ye beloved.

I reioyse in the lorde greatly that now at the last ye are revived agayne to care for me in yt wherein ye were also carefull but ye lacked oportunite.

I speake not because of necessitie. For I have learned in whatsoever estate I am therewith to be content.

For when I was in Tessalonica ye sent once and afterwarde agayne vnto my nedes:

Vnto God and oure father be prayse for ever more. Amen.

We geve thankes to God the father of oure Lorde Iesus Christ alwayes prayenge for you

for the hopes sake which is layde vp in store for you in heven of which hope ye have herde before by ye true worde of the gospell

as ye learned of Epaphra oure deare felowe servaunt which is for you a faythfull minister of Christ

For this cause we also sence the daye we herde of it have not ceasyd prayinge for you and desyringe that ye myght be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdome and spretuall vnderstodynge

For by him were all thynges created thynges that are in heven and thynges that are in erth: thynges visible and thynges invisible: whether they be maieste or lordshippe ether rule or power. All thinges are creatyd by hym and in him

For it pleased the father that in him shuld all fulnes dwell