This epistle dyd saynt Peter
wryte to the Hethen that were
conuerted ∧ exhorteth th&ebar;
to stondefast in the fayth / to
grow therin and to wexe perfect
/ thorow all maner of sofferinge
∧ also good workes.
In the fyrst he declareth the iustyfyenge of
fayth thorow Christes bloude / ∧ comforteth
them with the hope of the lyfe to come / and sheweth
that we haue not deserued it / but that the
Prophetes prophisied it shuld be geuen vs / ∧
as Christ which redemed vs oute of synne and
all vnclennes is holye / so he exhorteth to leade
an holye conuersacion: ∧ because we be rychlye
bought ∧ made heyres of a ryche inherytaunce /
to take hede that we lose it not agayne thorow
oure awne necgligence.
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In the seconde Chap. he sheweth that Christ
is the foundacion ∧ hed corner stone wher&obar; all
are bylt thorow fayth / whether it be Iewe or g&ebar;tyle
/ ∧ how that in Christ they are made Prestes
/ to offer themselues to god (as christ dyd
him selfe) ∧ to sle the lustes of the flesshe that
fyght agaynst the soule. And fyrst he teacheth
them in generall to obeye the worldlye rulars
and then in speciall he teacheth the seruauntes
to obey their masters be they good or bad / ∧ to
soffre wronge of them as Christ soffered wr&obar;ge
for vs.
In the thyrde he teacheth the wyues to obeye
their husbandes / ye though they be vnbeleuers
and to apparell them selues godlye and as yt be
commeth holynes. And therto that the husbandes
soffre and beare the infirmite of their wyues
and lyue accordinge to knowledge with
them. And then in generall he exhorteth them
to be softe / courteous / pacient and frendlye one
to another / and to soffre for ryghteousnes after
the ensample of Christ.
In the fourthe he exhorteth to fle synne ∧
to tame the flesshe with sobrenes watchinge
and prayer / and to loue eche other / and to knowe
that all good gyftes are of God and euery
m&abar; to helpe his neyboure with soche as he hath
receaued of god / ∧ fynallie not to wonder / but
to reioyce though they must soffre for christes
names sake seinge as they be here partakers of
his afflicci&obar;s / so shall they be partakers of his
glorye to come.
In the fyueth he teacheth the bysshopes
and prestes how they shuld lyue and
fede Christes flocke: and warneth
vs of the deuell which on
euery syde lyeth in
wayte for vs.
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¶ The fyrst epistle of S. Peter the Apostle.
Tyndale [1534], ¶ The newe Testament / dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale: and fynesshed in the yere of oure Lorde God A. M. D. ∧. xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember (, ANWERP) [word count] [B03000].
