[Here bigynneth the prologe on the pistil to Filippensis [From e. Prolog. A. Jerom on Philpencis. E. The prologe of the pistil to Philipensis. N. Heere sueth the prolog on the pistil to the Philpensis. R. Prologus. T. No initial rubric in CIKMQUXabcfghkoα.] .]
PHILIPENSIS ben [ben men b.] of Macedoyne. These whanne thei hadden resceyued the word of treuthe, stoden stidfastli [stifly ag.] in the feith, and thei [Om. R pr. m.] resceyueden not false apostlis. The apostle [postle g.] preisith these [hem T.] , writynge to hem fro Rome, out of prisoun, bi Epafrodite.