A   And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacion off Sardis: this sayth he that hath the seuen spretes of God, ∧ the seuen starres. I knowe thy workes, thou hast a name that thou lyuest, and thou art deed. Be awake, and strength the thinges which remayne, that are redy to dye. For I haue not founde thy workes perfecte before God. Remember therfore how thou hast receaued and hearde, and holde fast, and repent. ^noteYf thou shalt not watche, I wil come on the as a thefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wil come vpon þe; Thou hast a fewe names in Sardis, which haue not defyled their garmentes: and they shal walke with me in whyte, for they are worthy. He that ouercommeth, shalbe clothed in whyte araye, and I wil not put out his name out of the boke of life, ^note and I wil c&obar;fesse his name before my father, and before his angels. Let him þt; hath eares, heare, what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.

B   And wryte vnto þe; angell of the c&obar;gregaci&obar; of Philadelphia: this sayth he þt; is holy and true, which hath the keye of Dauid: which ^note openyth and noman shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth. I knowe thy workes. Beholde, I haue set before the an open doore, and no man can shut it, for thou hast a lyttell strength and hast not denyed my name. Beholde, I shal geue some of the congregacion of Sathan, which call them selues Iewes and are not, but do lye: Beholde: I wil make them, that they shal come ∧ worshippe before thy fete: and shal knowe that I haue loued the.

Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience, therfore wil I kepe the from the houre of temptacion, which will come vpon all the worlde, to tempte them that dwell vp&obar; the earth. Beholde, I come shortly. Holde that which thou hast, that no m&abar; take awaye thy crowne. C   Him that ouer commeth, will I make a pyllar in the temple of my God, and he shal goo no more out.

And I will wryte vpon him, the name of my God, and the name of þe; cite of my God, newe Ierusalem, which c&obar;meth downe out of heauen from my God, and I will wryte vp&obar; him my newe name. Let him that hath eares, heare, what the sprete saith vnto the congregacions.

And vnto the angell of the c&obar;gregacion, which is in Laodicia wryte: This sayth Amen the faithfull and true witnes, the begynnynge of þe; creatures of God. I knowe thy workes, þt; thou art nether colde nor hot: I wolde thou were colde or hote. So then because thou art bitwene bothe, and nether colde ner hote I wyll spew the out off my mouth: because thou saist thou art riche and incresyd with goodes and hast nede of nothinge, and knowest not how thou art wretched ∧ miserable, poore, blynde, and nakyd. D   I counsell the to bye of me golde tryed in the fyre, that thou mayste be riche: and whyte rayment, that thou mayste be clothed, that thy fylthy nakednes do not apere: anoynt thine eyes with eye salue, þt; thou mayste se.

^noteAs many as I loue, I rebuke ∧ chasten. Be feruent therfore and repent. Beholde, I stonde at the doore ∧ knocke. Yf eny man heare my voyce and vpen the dore, I wil come in vnto him and will suppe with him, ∧ he with me. To him that ouerc&obar;mth, will I gra&ubar;te ^note to sytt with me on my seate, eu&ebar; as I ouercam and haue sytt&ebar; with my father on his seate. Let him that hath eares, heare,

what the sprete saith vnto the c&obar;gregaci&obar;s.

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