A   Ther were falce prophetes amonge the people / even as ther shalbe falce teachers amonge you: wich prevely shall brynge in damnable sectes / even denyinge the Lorde that hath bought them / and brynge vpon them selves swyft damnacion / and many shall folowe their damnable wayes / by which the waye of trueth shalbe evyll spoken of / and thorow ^note coveteousnes shall they

with fayned wordes make marchandyse of you / whose iudgement is not farre of / and their dampnacion slepeth not.

B   For yf god spared not the angels that synned / but cast them doune into hell / and delyuered them in chaynes of darknes / to be kept vnto iudgement. Nether spared the olde worlde but saved Noe the ryghte preacher of rightewesnes / and brought in the flud vpon the worlde of the vngodly / and turned the cities of zodom and Gomor into asshes: overthrewe them / damned th&ebar; / ∧ made on them an ensample vnto all þt; after shuld live vngodly. And iust Lot vexed with the vnclenly conversaci&obar; of the wicked / delivered he. For he beynge ryghteous and dwellynge amonge them / in seynge and hearynge / vexed his righteous soule from daye to daye with their vnlawfull dedes. The lorde knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptacion / and how to reserve the vniuste vnto the daye of iudgement for to be punisshed: namely them that walke after the flesshe in the lust of vnclennes / and despyse the rulars. Presumpteous are they / ∧ stubborne and feare not to speake evyll of them that are in auctorite. When þe; angels which are greater bothe in power and myght / receave not of þe; lorde raylynge iudgement agaynst them. C   But these as brute beastes / naturally made to betaken and destroyed / speake evyll of that they knowe not / and shall perisshe through their awne destruccion / and receave the rewarde of vnrightewesnes.

They count it pleasure to live deliciously for a season. Spottes they are ∧ filthines / livinge at pleasure ∧ in disceaveable wayes feastynge with you: havinge eyes full of advoutrie ∧ that c&abar;not cease to synne / begylynge vnstable soules. Hertes they have exercised &wt; coveteousnes. They are cursed chyldren / ∧ have forsaken the right waye / ∧ are gone astraye folowinge þe; waye of Balam the sonne of Bosor ^note / which loved the rewarde of vnrightewesnes: but was rebuked of his iniquitie. The tame ∧ d&obar;me beast / speakinge with m&abar;nes voyce / forbade the folisshnes of the Prophete.

These are welles without water / ∧ cloudes caried about of a t&ebar;pest / to whome the myst of darcknes is reserved for ever. ^noteFor when they have spok&ebar; the swellinge wordes of vanytie / they begyle &wt; want&abar;nes thorowe þt; lustes of the flesshe / D   them that were clene escaped: but now are wrapped in errours. They promys them libertye / ∧ are them selves þe; bonde servaunt&es; of corrupcion. For of whom soever a man is over come / vnto þe; same is he in bondage. ^note For yf they / after they have escaped from the filthynes of the worlde thorowe þe; knowledge of þe; Lorde ∧ of þe; saviour Iesus Christ / they are yet t&abar;gled agayne therin ∧ overcome: then is þe; latter ende worsse with them then the beginninge. For it had bene better for th&ebar; / not to have ^note knowne þe; waye of righteousnes then after they have know&ebar; it / to turne fr&obar; the holy c&obar;maundm&ebar;t gev&ebar; vnto them. It is happened vnto them accordinge to the true proverbe:

The dogge is turned to his vomet agayne ^note / and the sow that was wesshed / to her wallowynge in the myre.

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