The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
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Oxford,: University press,
1850.
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"The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AFZ9170.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2025.

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CAP. VI.

[verse 1] Sones, obeische [obeie ȝe R. obeie koα.] ȝe to [Om. K pr. m.] ȝoure [Om. E.] fadir and modir, in the Lord; for this thing is riȝtful. [verse 2] Onoure thou thi fadir and thi [Om. EI pr. m. QRgα.] modir, that is the firste maundement in [verse 3] biheest [the biheest R.] ; that it be wel to thee, and that thou be long lyuynge on the [Om. R.] erthe. [verse 4] And, fadris, nyle ȝe terre ȝoure sones to wraththe; but nurische ȝe hem in the [Om. EIQgkα.] teching and chastising of the Lord. [verse 5] Seruauntis, obeische [obeie kα.] ȝe to fleischli lordis with drede and trembling, in simplenesse [verse 6] of ȝoure herte, as to Crist; not seruynge at the iȝe, as plesinge to men, but as seruauntis of Crist; doynge the wille of [verse 7] God bi discrecioun, with good wille seruynge as to the Lord, and not as to [verse 8] men; witinge that ech man, what euere good thing he schal do, he schal resseyue

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this of the Lord, whether seruaunt, whe|ther fre man. [verse 9] And, ȝe lordis, do [doith EI. do ȝe KRegkα.] the same thingis to hem, forȝyuynge ma|naasis [manassynges a.] ; witinge that bothe her Lord and ȝoure is in heuenes, and the taking of persones is not anentis God. [verse 10] Her aftir|ward, britheren, be ȝe coumfortid in the Lord, and in [Om. k pr. m.] the miȝt of his vertu. [verse 11] Clothe [Clothe ȝe A pr. m. Eg.] ȝou with the [Om. h.] armere [aarmers gk.] of God, that ȝe moun stonde aȝens [aȝens the Ia. the k.] aspiynges [assailyngis k.] of the deuel. [verse 12] For whi stryuyng is not to vs aȝens fleisch and blood, but aȝens princis [the princis CEIKMQRUXabceghkoαβ.] and potestatis, aȝens gouernours of the world of these derknessis, aȝens spiritual thingis of wickidnesse, in he|uenli thingis. [verse 13] Therfor take ȝe [Om. IQ pr. m.] the [Om. E.] ar|mere of God, that ȝe moun aȝenstonde in the yuel dai; and in alle thingis stonde [stonde ȝe k.] perfit [perfiȝtly a.] . [verse 14] Therfor stonde ȝe, and be [be ȝe KRabegkoαβ. beth I.] gird aboute [aboue a.] ȝoure leendis in sothe|fastnesse, and clothid with the haburioun [verse 15] of riȝtwisnesse, and ȝoure feet schood in making redi of the gospel of pees. [verse 16] In alle thingis take ȝe the scheld of feith, in which [the which k.] ȝe moun quenche alle the firy dartis of `the worste [him that is moost wickid I. the worste enemy xke.] . [verse 17] And take ȝe [Om. k pr. m.] the helm of helthe, and the swerd of the Goost, that is, the word of God. [verse 18] Bi al preier and bisechyng preie ȝe al tyme in spirit, and in hym wakinge in al bisynesse, and bisechyng for alle hooli [verse 19] men, and for me; that word be ȝouun to me in openyng of my mouth, with trist to make knowun the mysterie [mynysterie ag.] of [verse 20] the gospel, for which Y am set in mes|sage in a chayne; so that in it Y be hardi to speke, as it bihoueth me. [verse 21] And ȝe wite, what thingis ben aboute me,

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what Y do, Titicus, my moost dere bro|ther, and trewe mynystre in the Lord, schal make alle thingis knowun to ȝou; [verse 22] whom Y sente to ȝou for this same thing, that ȝe knowe what thingis ben aboute vs, and that he [ȝe A pr. m.] coumforte ȝoure hertis. [verse 23] Pees to britheren, and charite, with feith of God oure fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist. [verse 24] Grace with alle men that louen oure Lord Jhesu Crist in vn|corrupcioun. Amen, `that is, So be it [Om. IRhkβ. So be it. e.] .

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