A   I Paul my selfe beseke you by the mekenesse and softnesse off Christ, which when I am present amonge you, am of small reputacion, but am bolde towarde you beynge absent. I beseke you that I nede not be bolde whan I am present, ∧ to vse þt; boldnesse wherwith I am supposed to be bolde, agaynst some, which repute vs as though we walked after þe; flesh: for though we walke in the flesh, yet fighte we not after a fleshly maner. For the ^note wapens of oure warre are not fleshly, but mightie before God to cast downe str&obar;ge holdes, wherwith we ouerthrowe ymaginacions, ∧ euery hye thinge þt; exalteth it selfe agaynst the knowlege of God, and brynge in to captiuyte all vnderstondinge to the obedience of Christ, ∧ are ready to take vengeaunce on all disobedience, whan youre obedi&ebar;ce is fulfylled. Loke ye on thinges after þe; vtter appeara&ubar;ce?

B   Yf eny man trust of himselfe þt; he is Christes, let him thinke this also by himselfe, þt; like as he is Christes, eu&ebar; so are we Christes also. And though I shulde boast my selfe somwhat more of oure auctorite ^note which þe; LORDE hath geu&ebar; vs to edifye and not to destroye, it shulde not be to my shame. This I saye, lest I shulde seme, as though I wente aboute to make you afrayed with letters. For the pistles (saye they) are sore and stronge, but his bodely presence is weake, and his speache rude. Let him þt; is soche, thinke on this wyse, that as we are in worde by letters wh&abar; we are absente, soch are we also in dede whan we are present. For we darre not reken or compare oure selues, vnto some that prayse them selues: Neuertheles whyle they measure them selues by them selues, and holde onely of them selues, they vnderstonde nothinge.

C   Howbeit we wil not boast o&highr; selues aboue measure, but onely acordinge to the measure of the rule, wherwith God hath distributed vnto vs the measure to reach euen vnto you. For we stretche not o&highr; selues to farre as though we had not reached vnto you. For euen vnto you haue we come with the Gospell of Christ, and boast not oure selues out of measure in other mens laboures: Yee and we hope whan youre faith is increased in you, that we wil come farther (acordinge to oure measure) and preach the Gospell vnto them that dwell beyonde you, and not to reioyse in that, which is prepared with another mans measure.

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