A   For as moche as christ hath suffred for vs in the flesshe / ^note arme youre selves lyke wyse with the same mynde: for he which suffereth in the flesshe ceasith fr&obar; synne / that he hence forwarde shuld lyve as moche

tyme as remayneth in the flesshe: not after þe; lustes of men / but after the will of God. For it is sufficient for vs that we have spent the tyme that is past of the lyfe / after the will of the gentyls / walkinge in wantannes / lustes / dronkennes / in eatinge / drinkinge and in abominable ydolatrie.

B   And it semeth to them a straunge thinge that ye runne not also with them vnto the same ^note excesse of ryote / ∧ therfore speake they evill of you / which shall geve a c&obar;ptes to him that is redy to iudge quycke ∧ deed. For vnto this purpose verely was þe; gospell preached vnto the (deed) that they shuld be condempned of men in þe; flesshe / but shuld live before God in the sprete. The ende of all thing&es; is at honde.

&cross2; Be ye therfore discrete ∧ sober / þt; ye maye be apte to prayers. But above all thinges have ferv&ebar;t love am&obar;ge you. For love ^note covereth the multitude of synnes. Be ye herberous one to another / ∧ that &wt; out grudginge. As every man hath receaved the gyfte / minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manyfolde grace of God. C   Yf eny man speake / let him talke as though he spake þe; wordes of God. If eny man minister / let him do it as of þe; abilitie which god ministreth vnto him. That god in all thing&es; maye be glorified thorow Iesus Christ &cross3; / to whom be prayse and dominion for ever and whyll the worlde stondeth. Amen.

Dearly beloved / be not troubled in this heate / which now is come am&obar;ge you to trye you

as though some stra&ubar;ge thinge had happened ^note vnto you: but reioyce in as moche as ye are partetakers of Christes passions / that when his glory appereth / ye maye be mery and glad.

D   If ye be rayled vpon for the name of Christ happie are ye. For the sprete of glory and the sprete of god resteth apon you. On their parte he is evyll spoken of: but on youre parte he is glorified.

Se that none of you suffre as a murtherer / or as a thefe / or an evyll doar / or as a busybody in other mens matters. Yf eny man suffre as a Christ&ebar; man / let him not be ashamed: but let him glorifie god on his behalfe. For the tyme is come that iudgement must begynne at the housse of god. ^noteIf it fyrst begynne at vs / what shall the ende be of them which beleve not the gospell of god? And yf the righteous scasly be saved: where shall the vngodly ∧ the sinner appere? Wherfore let them that suffer accordynge to the will of god / commit their soules to him with well doynge / as vnto a faythfull creator

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