A   And wryte vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Sardis: ^note this sayth he that hath the sprete of god / and the vii. starres. I knowe thy workes / thou haste a name that thou lvyest / and thou art deed. Be awake and strength the thynges which remayne / that are redy to dye. For I have not founde thy workes perfaycte before god. Remember therfore how thou hast receaved and hearde / and hold faste / ∧ rep&ebar;t. Yf thou shalt not watche / I will come on þe; as a thefe / ^note ∧ thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come apon the Thou haste a feawe names in Sardis / which have not defyled their garmentes: ∧ they shall walke with me in whyte / for they are worthy He that overcometh shalbe clothed in whyte araye / ∧ I will not put out his name out of the boke of lyfe / and I will confesse his name before my father / and before his angelles. Let him that hath eares heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.

B   And wryte vnto þe; tyding&es; bringer of þe; c&obar;gregaci&obar; of Philadelphia: ^note this sayth he þt; is holy ∧ true / which hath þe; keye of Dauid: which openyth ∧ nom&abar; shutteth / ∧ shutteth ∧ no m&abar; openeth. I knowe thy workes. Beholde I have set before the an open doore / and no man can shut it / for thou haste a lyttell strengthe and haste kept my sayinges: and haste not denyed my name. Beholde I make them of the congregacion of Sathan / which call them selves Iewes and are not / but do lye: Beholde: I will make them that they shall come

and worshippe before thy fete: and shall knowe that I love the.

D   Because thou hast kept þe; wordes of my paci&ebar;ce / therfore I will kepe þe; fr&obar; the houre of t&ebar;ptacion / which will come up&obar; all þe; worlde / to tempte them þt; dwell vp&obar; the erth. Beholde I come shortly. Holde that which thou haste / that no man take awaye thy croune. Him that overc&obar;meth / will I make a pyllar in the temple of my God / ∧ he shall goo no more oute. And I will wryt vp&obar; him / the name of my God / ∧ the name of þe; cite of my god / newe Ierusal&ebar; / which c&obar;meth doune oute of hev&ebar; fr&obar; my God / ∧ I will wryte vpon him my newe name. Let him that hath eares heare / what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.

^noteAnd vnto the messenger of þe; congregaci&obar; which is in Laodicia wryte: This sayth (am&ebar;) the faythfull ∧ true witnes / A   þe; begynninge of the creatures of God. I knowe thy workes þt; thou arte nether colde nor hot: I wolde thou were colde or hotte. So then because thou arte bitwene bothe / and nether colde ner hot / I will spew þe; oute of my mouth: because thou sayst thou arte riche ∧ incresyd &wt; good&es; ∧ haste nede of nothynge / and knowest not howe thou arte wretched and miserable / poore / blinde / and nakyd. I counsell the to bye of me golde tryed in the fyre / that thou mayste be riche ∧ whyte raym&ebar;t / B   þt; thou mayste be clothed / þt; thy fylthy nakednes do not apere: ^note ∧ anoynt thyne eyes with eye salve / þt; thou mayste se.

As many as I love / I rebuke and chasten.

Be fervent therfore and rep&ebar;t. Beholde I st&obar;de at the doore and knocke. D   Yf eny man heare my voyce and opon the dore / I will come in vnto him and will suppe with him / ∧ he with me. To him that overcommeth will I graunte to sytt with me in my seate / evyn as I overcam ∧ have sytten with my father / in his seate. Lett him þt; hath eares heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.

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