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Paul and Siluanus, and Timotheus, vnto the Church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father, and in the Lord Iesus Christ: grace be vnto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ.

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We giue thankes to God alwaies Effectual faith. for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

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Remembring without ceasing your worke of faith, and labour of loue, and patience of hope in our Lord Iesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father:

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Knowing, brethren ^note beloued, your election of God.

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For our Gospel came not vnto you in word onely: but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much assurance, as yee know what maner of men we were among you for your sake.

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And yee became followers of vs, and of the Lord, hauing receiued the word in much affliction, with ioy of the holy Ghost:

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So that ye were ensamples to all that beleeue in Macedonia and Achaia.

Men pleasers.

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For from you sounded out the Word of the Lord, not onely in Macedonia ∧ Achaia, but also in euery place your faith to Godward is spred abroad, so that we need not to speak any thing.

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For they themselues shew of vs, what maner of entring in we had vnto you, and how yee turned to God from idols, to serue the liuing, and true God,

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And to waite for his sonne from heauen whom he raised from the dead, euen Iesus which deliuered vs from the wrath to come. 1286

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