Chap. I. He geueth thankes vnto God for their faith, loue, and hope: prayeth for their increase and sheweth how we are the kyngdome of God, optayned by Christ, which is the heade of the congregacion.

Chap. II. What greate care Paul toke for all congregacions. He exhorteth them to be stedfast in Christ, to bewarre of false teachers and worldly wy&esset;dome, and descrybeth the false prophetes.

Chap. III. He putteth them in remembraunce of the spirituall resurrecci&obar;, to laye asyde all maner of corrupte lyuynge, to be frutefull in all godlynesse and vertue, and sheweth all degrees their dutye.

Chap. IIII. He exhorteth them to be feruent in prayer, to walke wysely vnto them that are not yet come to the true knowlege of Christ, and so saluteth them.