A   I Paule my silfe beseche you by the mekenes and softnes of Christ / which when I am present am&obar;ge you / am of no reputaci&obar; / but am bolde towarde you beinge absent. I besech you that I nede not to be bolde when I am present (with that same confid&ebar;ce / wher with I am supposed to be bolde) agaynst some which repute vs as though we walked carnally. Neverthelesse though we walke compased with þe; fleshe / B   yet we warre not flesshlye For the weap&ebar;s of oure warre are not carnall thinges / but thynges myghty in god to cast doune stronge holdes / wherwith we overthrowe ymaginacyons / ∧ every hye thynge that exalteh it silfe agaynst the knowledge of god and brynge into captivite all vnderstondynge to the obedience of Christ / and are redy to take vengeaunce on all disobedience / when youre obedience is fulfilled. Loke ye on thynges after þe; vtter apparence?

C   Yf eny man trust in him silfe þt; he is Christis / let the same also considre of him silfe / þt; as he is Christis / even so are we Christ&es;. And though I shuld bost my silfe somewhat moare

of oure auctorite which the lorde hath geven vs to edifie ∧ not to destroye you / it shulde not be to my shame. This saye I / lest I shuld seme as though I went about to make you a frayde with letters. For þe; pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake / and his speache rude. Let him þt; is soche thynke on this wyse / that as we are in wordes by letters when we are absent / soche are we in dedes when we are present.

For we cannot fynde in oure hertes to make oure selves of þe; nombre of them / or to compare oure selves to them / which laude th&ebar; selves neuerthelesse whill they measure th&ebar; selves &wt; them selves / ∧ c&obar;pare th&ebar; selves &wt; th&ebar; selves / they vnderst&obar;de nought. But we wyll not reioyce above measure: D   but accordynge to the quantitie of þe; measure which god hath distributed vnto vs / a measure that reacheth even vnto you. For we stretche uot out oure selves bey&obar;de measure as though we had not reached vnto you. ^noteFor even vnto you have we come with the gospell of Christ / ∧ we bost not oure selves out of measure in other mens labours. Ye ∧ we hope / when youre fayth is increased am&obar;ge you / to be magnified acordynge to oure measure more largely / and to preache þe; gospell in those regions which are bey&obar;de you: ∧ not to reioyce of that which is by another mans measure prepared all redy. Let him þt; reioyseth / reioyce in the ^note lorde. For he that prayseth him silfe / is not alowed: but he whom the lorde prayseth.

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