Vnto the congregacion of God which is at Corinthum. To them that are sanctified in Christ Iesu / sainctes by callynge / with all that call on the name of oure lorde Iesus Christ in every place / both of theirs ∧ of oures

Grace be with you and peace fr&obar; God oure father / and from the lorde Iesus Christ.

&cross2; I thanke my God all wayes on youre behalfe for þe; grace of God which is geuen you

by Iesus Christ / B   that in all thinges ve are made riche by him in all lerninge and in all knowledge even as the testimony of Iesus Christ was confermed in you) so that ye are behynde in no gyft / and wayte for the apperynge of oure lorde Iesus Christ which shall str&ebar;ght you vnto þe; ende / that ye maye be blamelesse in þe; daye of oure lorde Iesus Christ. &cross3; ffor god is faythfull / ^note by whom ye are called vnto þe; fellishyppe of his sonne Iesus Christe oure lorde

I beseche you brethr&ebar; in þe; name of oure lorde Iesus Christ / that ye all speake one thynge ∧ that there be no dissencion am&obar;ge you: but be ye knyt together in one mynde ∧ in one me&abar;ynge. It is shewed vnto me (my brethren) of you by them that are of the housse of Cloe / that ther is stryfe amonge you. And this is it that I meane: how that com&ebar;lie amonge you / one sayeth: I holde of Paul: another I holde of Apollo: þe; thyrde I holde of Cephas: þe; four þe; I holde of Christ. Ys Christ devided? was Paul crucified for you? ether were ye baptised in þe; name of Paul? I thanke God that I christened none of you / but Crispus ∧ Gayus / lest eny shulde saye that I had baptised in myne awne name. I baptised also the housse of Stephana. Forthermore knowe I not whether I baptised eny man or no.

C   For Christ sent me not to baptyse / but to preache þe; gospell / ^note not with wysdome of wordes / lest the crosse of Christ shuld have bene made of none effecte. For þe; preachinge of the crosse is to them þt; perisshe folishnes: but vnto

vs which are saved / it is þe; power of God. ^noteFor it is written: I will destroye the wysdome of the wyse / ∧ will cast awaye the vnderstondinge of the prud&ebar;t. Where is the wyse? Where is the scrybe? Where is the searcher of this worlde? Hath not God made the wysdome of this worlde folisshnes?

For when the worlde thorow wysdome knew not God / in þe; wysdome of God: it pleased God thorow folisshnes of preachinge to save them þt; beleve. For þe; Iewes requyre a signe / ∧ the Grekes seke after wysdome. ^noteBut we preache Christ crucified / vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge / ∧ vnto the Grekes folisshnes: D    but vnto th&ebar; which are called both of Iewes ∧ Grekes / we preache Christ þe; power of God / and the wysdome of God. ^noteFor the folishnes of God is wyser then m&ebar;: ∧ the weakenes of God is stronger then men.

Brethren loke on youre callinge / how that not many wyse men after the flesshe / not many myghty / not many of hye degre are called: but God hath chosen the folysshe thinges of the worlde / to confounde the wyse. And God hath chosyn the weake thing&es; of the worlde / to confounde thing&es; which are mighty. And vile thinges of the worlde / ∧ thinges which are despysed / hath God chosen / yee ∧ thinges of no reputacion / for to brynge to nought thinges of reputacion / that no flesshe shulde reioyce in his presence. And vnto him partayne ye / in Christ Iesu / which of God is made vnto vs ^note wysdome / ∧ also rightewesnes / and

saunctifyinge ∧ redempcion. That accordinge as it is written: he which reioyseth / shulde reioyce in the Lorde.

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