woulde haue plucked out your owne eyes and haue geuen them to me 16 Am I therfore become your enemie because I tell you the trueth 17 They are gelouse ouer you amisse Yea they intende to exclude you that ye shoulde be feruent to them warde 18 It is good alwayes to be zelous in a good thyng and not only when I am present with you 19 My litle chyldren of whom I trauayle in birth agayne vntyll Christe be fashioned in you 20 But I desire to be present with you nowe and to chaunge my voyce for I stande in doubt of you 21 Tell me ye that desire to be vnder the lawe do ye not heare the lawe 22 ☞ For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a bonde mayde the other by a free woman 23 But he which was of the bonde woman was borne after the fleshe but he which was of the free woman was borne by promise 24 Which thynges are spoken by an allegorie For these are two testamentes the one from the mount Sina which gendreth vnto bondage which is Agar 25 For Agar is the mount Sina in Arabia and bordreth vpon the citie which is nowe called Hierusalem and is in bondage with her chyldren 26 But Hierusalem which is aboue is free which is the mother of vs all 27 For it is written Reioyce thou baren that bearest no chyldren breake foorth and crye thou that trauaylest not For the desolate hath many mo chyldren then she which hath an husbande 28 But brethren we are after Isaac the chyldren of promise 29 But as then he that was borne after the flesshe persecuted hym that was borne after the spirite euen so is it now 30 Neuerthelesse what saith the scripture put away the bondwoman and her sonne For the sonne of the bond-woman shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman 31 So then brethren we are not chyldren of the bonde woman but of the free ☜ ⧠The .v. Chapter 2 He laboureth to drawe them away from circumcision 17 and sheweth them the battell betwixt the spirite and the flesshe and the fruites of them both 1 STande fast therfore in the libertie wherwith Christe hath made vs free and be not intangled agayne with y e yoke of bondage 2 Beholde I Paul saye vnto you that yf ye be circumcised Christe shall profite you nothyng 3 For I testifie agayne to euery man which is circumcised that he is a detter to do the whole lawe 4 Christe is become but vayne to you as many of you as are iustified by the lawe are fallen from grace 5 For we through the spirite wayte for the hope of ryghteousnes by fayth 6 For in Iesus Christe neither is circumcision any thing woorth neither yet vncircumcision but fayth which worketh by loue 7 Ye dyd runne well who was a let vnto you that ye should not obey y e trueth 8 Not the perfection of hym that called you 9 A litle leauen doth leauen the whole lumpe of dowe 10 ☞ I haue truste towarde you in the Lorde that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded But he that troubleth you shall beare iudgement whatsoeuer he be 11 And brethren if I yet preache circumcision why do I yet suffer persecution Then is the slaunder of the crosse ceassed 12 I woulde to God they were cut of which trouble you 13 For brethren ye haue ben called into libertie Only let not libertie be an occasiō to the flesshe but by loue serue one another 14 For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde which is this Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe 15 Yf ye byte and deuoure one another take heede lest ye be consumed one of another ☜ 16 ☞ Then I say walke in the spirite and ye shall not fulfyll the lust of the flesshe 17 For the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spirite and the spirite contrary to the flesshe These are contrary one to the other so that ye can not do what ye woulde 18 But and yf ye be ledde of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe 19 The deedes of the flesshe are manifest which are these adulterie fornication vncleannesse wantonnesse 20 Worshippyng of images witchcrafte hatred variaunce zeale wrath strife seditions sectes 21 Enuyinges murthers drunkennesse gluttonies and such lyke of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they which do suche thinges shall not inherite the kingdome of God 22 But the fruite of the spirite is loue ioye peace long sufferyng gentlenesse goodnesse fayth 23 Mekenesse temperauncie agaynst such there is no lawe 24 They truely that are Christes haue crucified the flesshe with the affections and lustes ☜ 25 ☞ Yf we lyue in y e spirite let vs walke in the spirite 26 Let vs not be desirous of vayne glorie prouoking one another enuying one another ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to vse gentlenesse towarde the weake 2 and to shewe their brotherly loue and modestie ◠also to prouide for their ministers 9 to perseuer 14 to reioyce in the crosse of Christe 15 to newnesse of lyfe 1◠and last of all wysheth to them with the rest of the faythfull all prosperitie 1 BRethren yf a man be taken in any fault ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes consideryng thy selfe lest thou also be tempted 2 Beare ye one anothers burthen and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe 3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat when he is nothyng the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie 4 But let euery man proue his owne worke then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe and not in another 5 For euery man shall beare his owne burthen 6 Let hym that is taught in the word minister vnto hym that teacheth hym in all good thynges 7 Be not deceaued God is not mocked For whatsoeuer a man soweth that shall he also reape 8 For he that soweth into his flesshe shal of the flesshe reape corruption But he that soweth into the spirite shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng 9 Let vs not be weery in well doyng for in due season we shall reape yf we faynt not 10 Whyle we haue therefore tyme let vs do good vnto all men specially vnto thē which are of the housholde of fayth ☜ 11 Ye see how large a letter I haue written vnto you with myne owne hande 12 As many as desire with outwarde appearaunce to please carnally the same constrayne you to be circumcised onlye lest they shoulde suffer persecution for the crosse of Christe 13 For they thēselues which are circumcised kepe not the lawe but desire to haue you circumcised that they myght reioyce in your flesshe 14 God forbyd that I shoulde reioyce but in the crosse of our Lorde Iesus Christe wherby the world is crucified vnto
way which seemeth right vnto a man but the ende therof are the wayes of death 13 The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter and the ende of myrth is heauinesse 14 A backe slydyng heart shal be fylled with his owne wayes but a good man shall depart from hym 15 An ignoraunt body beleueth euery worde but who so hath vnderstanding loketh well to his goynges 16 A wyse man feareth and departeth from euyll but the foole is angry and counteth hym selfe sure 17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly but he that is well aduised is hated of the foole 18 The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession but the wyse are crowned with knowledge 19 The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous 20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours but the riche hath many fâ—endes 21 Who so dispiseth his neighbour sinneth but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore 22 Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse but they that muse vpon good thynges vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth 23 In euery labour there is some profite â–ª but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie 24 Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise â–ª but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse 25 A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes 26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength and his children are vnder a sure defence 27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe to auoyde the snares of death 28 In the multitude of people is the kynges honour but the decay of the people is the confusion of the prince 29 He that is patient hath much vnderstanding but he that is soone displeased exalteth foolishnesse 30 A mery heart is the lyfe of the body but enuie consumeth away the bones 31 He that doth a poore man wrong blasphemeth his maker but who so honoureth him hath pitie on the poore 32 The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie but the ryghteous hath a good hope euen in death 33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng and it shal be knowen among them that are vnlearned 34 * Righteousnesse setteth vp the people but the sacrifice of the heathen is sinnefull 35 A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kyng but his wrath is agaynst hym that doth dishonour hym The .xv. Chapter 1 A Soft aunswere appeaseth wrath but rough wordes stirre vp anger 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse 3 The eyes of the Lorde in euery place â–ª beholdeth both the good and the bad 4 A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite 5 A foole dispiseth his fathers correction â–ª but he that taketh heede when he is reproued shall haue the more vnderstandyng 6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge but the heart of the foolishe do not so 8 The Lorde abhorreth the sacrifice of the vngodly but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto hym 9 The way of the vngodly is an abhomination vnto the Lorde but who so foloweth righteousnesse him he loueth 10 Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way and who so hateth correction shall dye 11 Hell and destruction are before the Lorde howe much more then the heartes of the children of men 12 A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym neither wyll he come vnto the wyse 13 A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy 14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse 15 All the dayes of the poore are miserable but a quiet heart is a continuall feast 16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde then great treasure and trouble therwith 17 Better is a dynner of hearbes with loue then a fat oxe with euyll wyll 18 An angry man stirreth vp strife but he that is patient stylleth discorde 19 The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes but the way of the ryghteous is playne 20 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother 21 Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly 22 Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle there is stedfastnesse 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man wheÌ„ his counsayle is folowed and howe good is a worde spoken in season 24 The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath 25 The Lorde wyll breake downe the house of the proude but he shall make fast the borders of the wydowe 26 The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt 27 The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue 28 The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe 29 The Lorde is farre from the vngodly but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous 30 The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart a good name feedeth the bones 31 The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe shall dwell among the wyse 32 He that refuseth to be refourmed dispiseth his owne soule but he that submitteth him selfe to correction is wyse 33 The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome and lowlynesse goeth before honour The .xvj. Chapter 1 A Man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde 2 A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes 3 Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde and what thou deuisest it shall prosper 4 The Lorde hath made all thynges for his owne sake yea the vngodly for the day of wrath 5 The Lorde abhorreth all such as be of a proude heart and though hande be ioyned in hande yet they shall not be vnpunished 6 With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed 7 When a mans wayes please the Lord he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes 8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse then great rentes wrongfully gotten 9 A man deuiseth a way in his heart but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges 10 When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement 11 A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement all the wayghtes of the bagge
as a man liueth he hath an hope for a quicke dogge say they is better then a dead lion 5 For they that be liuing knowe that they shall dye but they that be dead knowe nothing neither deserue they any more for their memoriall is forgotten 6 Also their loue and their hatred and their enuie is nowe perished neither haue they any more part in the worlde in all that is done vnder the sunne 7 Go thou thy way then eate thy bread with ioy drinke thy wine with a glad heart for thy workes please god Let thy garmentes be alwayes white and let thy head lacke no oyntment 8 Vse thy selfe to liue ioyfully with thy wife whom thou louest all the dayes of thy life whiche is but vayne that God geueth thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie for that is thy portion in this life of al thy labour and trauayle that thou takest vnder the sunne 9 Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do that do with al thy power for in the graue that thou goest vnto there is neither worke counsayle knowledge nor wysdome 10 So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift in battell it helpeth not to be strong to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning but that all lieth in tyme and fortune 11 For a man knoweth not his tyme but like as the fishes are taken with the angle and as the byrdes are caught with the snare euen so are men taken in the perillous time when it commeth sodaynly vpon them 12 This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne and me thought it a great thing 13 There was a litle citie and a few men within it so there came a great kyng and besieged it and made great bulwarkes against it 14 And in the citie there was founde a poore man but he was wyse whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man 15 Then sayd I wysdome is better then strength Neuerthelesse a simple mans wysdome is despised and his wordes are not hearde 16 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles 17 For wysdome is better then harnesse but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse The .x. Chapter 1 The difference of foolishnes and wysdome 1◠A sclaunderer is like a serpent that can not be charmed 15 Of foolishe kynges and riotous princes 16 And of good kynges and princes 1 A Dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment and maketh it to stinke Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse 2 A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande but a fooles heart vpon his left 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self 4 If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule be not negligent then in thine office for he that can take cure of him selfe auoydeth great offences 5 Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne namely the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie and the riche are set downe beneath 6 I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes 7 But he that diggeth vp a pitte shall fall therin hym selfe and who so breaketh downe the hedge a serpent shall byte hym 8 Who so remoueth stones shall haue trauayle withall and he that heweth wood shal be hurt therwith 9 When an iron is blunt and the poynt not sharpened it must be whet agayne and that with might Euen so doth wisdome folowe diligence 10 A backbiter is no better then a serpent that stingeth without hissing 11 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe 12 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse 13 A foole is full of wordes and a man can not tell what shall come to passe who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym 14 The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them whyle they know not howe to go into the citie 15 Wo be vnto thee O thou lande whose kyng is but a chylde and whose princes are early at their bankettes 16 But well is thee O thou lande whose kyng is come of nobles and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie and not for lust 17 Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house 18 Meate maketh men to laugh and wine maketh them merie but vnto money are all thinges obedient 19 Wishe the king no euil in thy thought and speake no hurt of the riche in thy priuie chaumber for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce and with her fethers shall she bewray thy wordes The .xj. Chapter 1 To be liberall to the poore 4 Not to doubt of Gods prouidence 8 All worldly prosperitie is but vanitie 9 God wyll iudge all 1 LAy thy bread vpon wette faces and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes 2 Geue part seuē days also vpon the eyght for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth 3 When the cloudes are full they powre out raine vpon the earth And when the tree falleth whether it be towarde the south or north in what place soeuer it fall there it lieth 4 He that regardeth the winde shall not sowe and he that hath respect vnto the cloudes shall not reape 5 Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God which is the workmaster of all 6 Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede whether it be in the morning or in the euening for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper and if they both take it is the better 7 The light is sweete and a pleasaunt thing is it for the eyes to looke vpon the sunne 8 If a man lyue many yeres and be glad in them all let hym remember the dayes of darknesse whiche shal be manye and that foloweth Al thinges shal be but vanitie 9 Be glad then O thou young man in thy youth and let thy heart be merie in thy young dayes folowe the wayes of thyne owne heart and the lust of thyne eyes but be thou sure that God shall bryng thee into iudgement for all these thinges ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 To thinke on God
but with the fleshe the lawe of sinne ⧠The .viij. Chapter 1 The assuraunce of the faythfull 6 The fruites of the holy ghost 3 The weakenesse of the lawe 17 Of hope 18 Of patience vnder the crosse 29 Of the foreknowledge of God 1 THere is then no dampnation to them which are in Christe Iesu which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite 2 For the lawe of the spirite of lyfe through Iesus Christe hath made me * free from the lawe of sinne and death 3 * For what the lawe coulde not do in as much as it was weake through the fleshe God sendyng his owne sonne in the similitude of sinfull fleshe euen by sinne condempned sinne in the fleshe 4 That the ryghteousnesse of the lawe myght be fulfylled in vs which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite 5 For they that are carnall are carnally mynded But they that are spirituall are spiritually mynded 6 To be carnally mynded is death But to be spiritually mynded is lyfe peace 7 Because that the fleshly mynde is enmitie agaynst God For it is not obedient to the lawe of God neither can be 8 So then they that are in the fleshe can not please God 9 But ye are not in the fleshe but in the spirite yf so be that the spirite of God dwell in you If any man haue not the spirite of Christe the same is none of his 10 And yf Christe be in you the body is dead because of sinne but the spirite is lyfe for ryghteousnesse sake 11 But yf y e spirite of hym that raysed vp Iesus from the dead dwell in you euen he that raised vp Christe from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodyes because that his spirite dwelleth in you 12 ☞ Therfore brethren we are detters not to the fleshe to lyue after the fleshe 13 For if ye liue after y e fleshe ye shall dye But if ye through the spirite do mortifie the deedes of the body ye shall lyue 14 For as many as are lēd by the spirite of God they are the sonnes of God 15 For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage agayne to feare but ye haue receaued the spirite of adoption wherby we cry Abba father 16 The same spirite beareth witnesse to our spirite that we are y e sonnes of God 17 If we be sonnes then are we also heyres the heyres of God and ioynt-heyres with Christe So that we suffer together that we may be also glorified together 18 ☞ For I am certaynely perswaded that the afflictions of this tyme are not worthy of the glory which shal be shewed vpon vs. 19 * For the feruent desire of the creature abydeth lokyng whē the sonnes of God shall appeare 20 Because the creature is subiect to vanitie not wyllyng but for hym which hath subdued the same in hope 21 For the same creature shal be made free from the bondage of corruptiō into the glorious libertie of y e sonnes of God 22 For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme. 23 Not only they but we also which haue the first fruites of the spirite and we our selues mourne in our selues and wayte for the adoption euen the deliueraunce of our body ☜ 24 For we are saued by hope But hope that is seene is no hope For howe can a man hope for that which he seeth 25 But and yf we hope for that we see not thē do we with pacience abide for it 26 Lykewyse the spirite also helpeth our infirmities For we knowe not what to desire as we ought but y e spirite maketh great intercession for vs with gronynges which can not be expressed 27 And * he that searcheth the heartes * knoweth what is the meanyng of the spirite for he maketh intercession for the saintes accordyng to the pleasure of God ☜ 28 ☞ For we knowe y t all thinges worke for the best vnto them that loue God to them which also are called of purpose 29 For those which he knewe before he also dyd predestinate that they shoulde be lyke fashioned vnto the shape of his sonne that he myght be y e first begotten among many brethren 30 Moreouer whom he dyd predestinate thē also he called And whom he called them also he iustified And whom he iustified them he also glorified 31 What shall we then say to these thynges If God be on our syde who can be agaynst vs 32 Which spared not his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all Howe shall he not with hym also geue vs all thynges 33 Who shall lay any thyng to the charge of Gods chosen It is God that iustifieth 34 Who is he that can condempne It is Christe which dyed yea rather which is raysed agayne which is also on the ryght hande of God and maketh intercession for vs. 35 Who shall seperate vs from the loue of God Shall tribulation or anguishe or persecution either hunger either nakednesse either peryll either sworde 36 As it is written For thy sake are we kylled all daye long and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter 37 Neuerthelesse in all these thinges we ouercome through hym that loued vs. 38 For I am sure that neither death neither lyfe neither angels nor rule neither power neither thynges present neither thynges to come 39 Neither heygth nor deapth neither any other creature shal be able to seperate vs from the loue of God which is in Christe Iesu our Lorde ☜ ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 Paul declareth his feruent loue towardes his nation 11 he treateth of election and reprobation 24 Also of the callyng of the gentiles 30 and of the castyng of of the Iewes 1 I Say y e trueth in Christ I lye not my conscience also bearyng me witnesse by the holy ghost 2 That I haue great heauinesse continuall sorowe in my heart 3 For * I haue wisshed my selfe to be cursed from Christe for my brethren my kynsmen as pertaynyng to y e fleshe 4 Which are the Israelites To whom pertayneth the adoption and the glory the couenauntes * and the lawe that was geuen and the seruice of God and the promises 5 Of whom are the fathers of whom as concernyng the fleshe Christe came which is God in all thynges to be praysed for euer Amen 6 And it can not be that the worde of God shoulde take none effect For they are not all Israelites which are of Israel 7 Neither are they all chyldren that are the seede of Abraham But in Isaac shall thy seede be called 8 That is to say They which are the chyldren of the fleshe are not the chyldren of God But they which be the childrē of promise are counted the seede 9 For this is a worde of promise About this tyme wyll I come and Sara shall haue a sonne 10 Not only this but also Rebecca was with chylde by
the king as hauyng the preeminence 14 Other vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of hym for the punyshment of euyll doers but for the lande of them that do well 15 For so is the wyll of God that with well doyng ye may stoppe the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunt men 16 As free and not as hauyng the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes but euen as the seruauntes of God 17 Honour all men Loue brotherly felowship Feare God Honour the kyng 18 Seruauntes obey your maisters with all feare not only yf they be good curteous but also though they be frowarde 19 * For it is thanke worthy ☜ yf a man for cōscience toward god endure griefe and suffer wrong vndeserued 20 For what prayse is it yf when ye be buffeted for your faultes ye take it paciently But yf when ye do well ye suffer wrong take it paciently then is there thanke with God 21 For herevnto veryly were ye called for ☞ Christe also suffered for vs leauyng vs an ensample that ye should folowe his steppes 22 Which did no sinne neyther was there guyle founde in his mouth 23 Whiche when he was reuiled reuiled not agayne when he suffred he threatned not but committed the vengeaunce to him that iudgeth righteously 24 Which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree that we beyng deliuered from sinne shoulde liue vnto ryghteousnes By whose strypes ye were healed 25 For ye were as sheepe goyng astray but are nowe turned vnto the sheephearde and Byshop of your soules The .iij. Chapter 1 Howe wyues ought to order themselues towarde their husbandes 3 And in their apparell 7 The duetie of men towarde their wyues 8 He exhorteth all men to vnitie and loue 14 And paciently to suffer trouble by the example and benefite of Christe 1 LIkewise ye wyues be in subiectiō to your husbandes that euen they whiche obey not the word may without the word be wonne by the cōuersation of y e wiues 2 Whyle they beholde your chaste conuersation coupled with feare 3 Whose apparel shal not be outward with brayded heere hanging on of gold eyther in putting on of gorgeous apparel 4 But let the hid man whiche is in the heart be without all corruption so that the spirite be at rest and quiet whiche spirite is before god a thing much set by 5 For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy women whiche trusted in God tyre them selues and were obedient vnto theyr husbandes 6 Euen as Sara obeyed Abraham and called hym Lorde whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well and are not afrayde for any terrour 7 Lykewyse ye husbandes dwell with them accordyng to knowledge geuyng honour vnto the wyfe as vnto the weaker vessell and as vnto them that are heires also of the grace of lyfe that your prayers be not hyndered 8 ☞ In conclusion be ye all of one minde of one heart loue as brethren be pitiful be curteous 9 Not rendryng euyl for euyll or rebuke for rebuke but contrarywyse blesse knowyng that ye are therevnto called euen that ye shoulde be heyres of the blessyng 10 For he that doeth long after lyfe and loueth to see good dayes let hym refrayne his tongue from euyll and his lippes that they speake no guyle 11 Let hym eschewe euyll and do good let hym seke peace and ensue it 12 For the eyes of the Lorde are ouer the ryghteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers Againe the face of the Lorde is ouer them that do euyll 13 Moreouer who is it that wyll harme you yf ye folowe that which is good 14 Yea happy are ye if any trouble happen vnto you for ryghteousnes sake Be not ye afrayde for any terrour of them neither be ye troubled 15 But sanctifie the Lorde God in your heartes ☜ Be redy alwayes to geue an aunswere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you 16 And that with mekenesse and feare hauyng a good conscience that where as they backebite you as euyll doers they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conuersation in Christe 17 For it is better yf the wyll of God be so that ye suffer for wel doyng then for euyll doyng 18 ☞ Forasmuch as Christe hath once suffered for sinnes the iust for the vniust to bryng vs to God and was kylled as parteynyng to the fleshe but was quickened in the spirite 19 In which spirite he also went preached vnto the spirites that were in pryson 20 Which sometime had ben disobedient when once the long sufferyng of God abode in y e dayes of Noe whyle the Arke was a preparyng wherein fewe that is to say eyght soules were saued in the water 21 To the which also the figure agreeth that nowe saueth vs euen baptisme not the puttyng away of the fylth of the fleshe but in that a good conscience maketh request to God by the resurrection of Iesus Christe 22 Which is on the ryght hande of God and is gone into heauen angels powers and myght subdued vnto hym ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth men to ceasse from sinne 2 to spende no more tyme in vice 7 to be sober and apt to pray 8 to loue eche other 12 to be pacient in trouble 15 to beware that no man suffer as an euyll doer 16 but as a christian man and so not to be ashamed 1 FOr as muche then as Christ hath suffered for vs in the fleshe arme ye your selues lykewise with the same mynde for he which suffereth in the fleshe ceasseth from sinne 2 That he hence forwarde shoulde lyue as much tyme as remayneth in y e fleshe not after the lustes of men but after the wyll of God 3 For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spent the tyme that is paste of the lyfe after the wyll of the gentiles walkyng in wantonnesse lustes in excesse of wynes in excesse of eatyng in excesse of drynkyng and abominable idolatrie 4 And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote and therefore speake they euyll of you 5 Whiche shall geue accomptes to hym that is redy to iudge quicke and dead 6 For vnto this purpose veryly was the Gospel peached also vnto y e dead that they shoulde be iudged lyke other men in the fleshe but should lyue before God in the spirite 7 The ende of all thynges is at hande 8 ☞ Be ye therefore sober and watche vnto prayer 8 But aboue all thynges haue feruent loue among your selues For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes 9 Be ye harberous one to another without grudgyng 10 As euery man hath receaued the gyft euē so minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God 11 If any man speake let hym talke as the wordes