Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .iii. Chapter.
¶ Of þe; daye of þe; Lord, whose longe taryenge is saluacion.
A This is the seconde epistle that I now
write vnto you dearly beloued, wherwith
I stere vp your syncere mynde,
by putting you in remembraunce, that ye
maye be myndefull of the wordes (whych
were tolde before of the holy Prophetes)
and also the commaundement of vs whych
be Apostles of the Lorde and sauyour
noteThis fyrst vnderstande, that ther shall
come in the last dayes, mockers (in disceatfulnesse)
whych wyll walke after their awne
lustes, ∧ saye: Where is the promes of hys
commyng? note For sence the fathers dyed, all
thynges continue in the same estate wherin
they were at the beginninge. For this they
knowe not (and that wylfully) how that þe;
B
heauens a great whyle ago were, ∧ the erth
out of the water appeared vp thorow the
water, by the word of God: by the whych
thynges the world that then was, peryshed
beynge ouerrunne wyth water. noteBut the
heau&ebar;s and erth whych are now, be kept by
hys worde in store, and reserued vnto fyre,
agaynst the daye of iudgement ∧ perdicion
of vngodly men.
Dearly beloued, be not ignoraunt of this
one th&ibar;ge, howe that note one daye is with the
Lorde as a thousande yeare, ∧ a thousande
yeare as one daye. The Lord that hath promised,
is not slacke, as some m&ebar; count slacknes:
but is pacyent to vs warde: for asmoch
as he wolde haue no man lost, but wyll receaue
all men to repentaunce.
C Neuerthelesse note the daye of the Lord wyll
come as a thefe in the nyghte, in the which
daye, the heauens shall passe awaye in maner
of a tempest, and the elem&ebar;tes shal melt
with heat: the erth also ∧ the workes that
are therin, shall burne. Seyng th&ebar; that all
these thinges shal perishe, what maner persons
ought ye to be in holy conuersacyon,
and godlynes: lokyng for, and hastinge vnto
the commynge of the daye of God, by
wh&obar; the heauens shall perisshe with fyre, ∧
the elementes shall melt with heate? noteNeuerthelesse,
we (accord&ibar;g to his promes) loke
for a new heau&ebar; and a new earth, wherin
dwelleth ryghtewesnes.
D Wherfore dearly beloued, seynge that ye
loke for such thinges, be diligent þt; ye maye
be founde of hym in peace, wythout spotte
and vndefyled. And suppose that the longe
sufferinge of the Lord is saluacyon, euen as
oure derely beloued brother Paule also (accordinge
to the wysdome geuen vnto him)
hath wrytten vnto you, ye, almoost &ibar; euery
epistle, speakynge of such thinges: amonge
which are many thinges harde to be vnderst&abar;de,
which they that are vnlearned ∧ vnstable,
peruert, as they do also þe; other scriptures
vnto their awne destrucci&obar;. Ye therfore
beloued, (seynge ye be warned afore
h&abar;d) beware, lest ye, wyth other men be also
plucked awaye thorow the erroure of the
wycked, and fall from your awne stedfastnes:
but growe in grace, ∧ in the knowledge
of oure Lorde and sauyoure Iesus Christ.
To whom be glory both now and for euer.
Amen.
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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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