A   Paul an apostle of Iesu christ by the wyll of God, and brother Timotheus.

Unto the congregacyon of God, which is at Corinthum, with all the saynctes whych are in all Achaia ^note Grace be wyth you ∧ peace from God oure father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.

^noteBlessed be God (the father of oure Lorde Iesus Christ) which is the father of mercy, ∧ the God of all comforte, whych comforteth vs in all oure tribulacyon, in so moche that we are hable to c&obar;forte them whych are in any maner of trouble, with the same comforte, wherwith we oure selues are comforted of God. For as the ^note affliccy&obar;s of Christ are plenteous in vs, B   euen so is oure consolacyon plenteous by Christ.

Whether we be troubled for youre consolacyon and health, (Or whether we be conforted, it is for youre conforte ∧ saluacy&obar;) which saluacyon sheweth her power in that ye soffre the same affliccyons, which we also suffre: or whether we be comforted for youre consolacyon and saluacyon: our hope also is stedfast for you: in as moche as we know, how that as ye are partetakers of the affliccyons, so shall ye be partakers also of the consolacyon.

Brethren, I wolde not haue you ignoraunt of oure trouble, which happened vnto vs &ibar; ^note Asia. For we were greued out of measure passing str&ebar;gth, so greatly that we despayred euen of lyfe. Also we receaued an answer of deeth in oure selues, that we shuld not put oure trust in our selues: ^note but &ibar; God, whych rayseth the deed to lyfe, and whych delyuered vs from so great a deeth: and doth

delyuer. On whom we trust, that yet hereafter he wyll delyuer, by the helpe of youre prayer for vs, that by the meanes of many persones, thankes maye be geuen of many ^note on oure behalfe, for þe; gyfte geu&ebar; vnto vs.

C   For oure reioysinge is this, euen the testimony of oure conscience, that in synglenes (of hert) and godly purenes, ∧ not in fleshly wysdom, but by the grace of God, we haue had oure c&obar;uersacyon in the world, and most of all to you wardes. We wryte none other thynges vnto you, then that ye reade ∧ also knowe. Yee, and I trust ye shall fynde vs vnto the ende, euen as ye haue fo&ubar;de vs partly: for we are youre reioysinge, euen ^note as ye are oures in the daye of the Lord Iesus.

^noteAnd in this confidence was I mynded fyrst to haue come vnto you, that I myght haue had one pleasure more with you, and to passe by you into Macedonia, ∧ to haue come agayne out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led forth of you towarde Iewrye. Whan I thus wyse was mynded: dyd I vse lyghtnes? D   Or thynke I carnally those thynges which I thinke? that with me shuld be ^note yee, yee, and naye naye. God is faythfull: For oure preachyng to you, was not yee ∧ naye. For Goddes sonne Iesus Christ which was preached amonge you by vs (euen by me and Siluanus and Timotheus) was not yee ∧ naye: but by hym it was yee: For all the promises of God, by him are yee: and are in him Amen, vnto the lawde of God thorow vs. E   For it is God, which stablyssheth vs with you in Christ and stondeth by vs, and hath annoynted vs, whych hath also sealed vs, and ^note hath geuen the ernest of the sprete in oure hertes.

&cross2; I call God for a recorde vnto my soule that for to fauer you with all I came not eny more vnto Corynthum. ^noteNot that we be Lordes ouer your fayth: but are helpers of youre ioye. For by fayth ye stande.

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