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CAP. III.

[verse 1] Hennus [Henne Kbc. Hen eh.] forward [forthward c.] , my britheren, haue ȝe ioye in the Lord. To write to ȝou the same thingis, to me it is not slow, and to ȝou it is necessarie. [verse 2] Se ȝe houndis, se ȝe yuele werk men, se ȝe dyuysioun. [verse 3] For we ben circumcisioun, which bi spirit seruen to God, and glo|rien in Crist Jhesu, and han not trist in [verse 4] the fleisch, thouȝ Y haue trust, ȝhe, in the fleisch. If ony othere man is seyn [yseyn a.] [verse 5] to triste in the [Om. EIKQbceghkoαβ.] fleisch, Y more, that was circumcidid in the eiȝtthe dai, of the kyn [kynde k.] of Israel, of the lynage of Benia|myn, an Ebrew of Ebrewis, bi the lawe [verse 6] a Farisee, bi loue pursuynge the chirche of God, bi riȝtwisnesse that is in the lawe lyuynge with out playnt. [verse 7] But whiche thingis weren to me wynnyngis, Y haue demed these apeyryngis [as peiringis C pr. m. ac.] for Crist. [verse 8] Netheles Y gesse alle thingis to be peirement [apeirement k.] for the cleer science [conscience k pr. m.] of Jhesu Crist my Lord. For whom Y made alle thingis peyrement, and Y deme as [verse 9] drit, that Y wynne Crist, and that Y be foundun in hym, not hauynge my riȝt|wisnesse that is of the lawe, but that that is of the feith of Crist Jhesu, that [verse 10] is of God the riȝtwisnesse in feith, to knowe hym, and the vertu of his risyng aȝen, and the felouschipe of his passioun, [verse 11] and be [to be CEIMQUac sec. m. e sec. m. ghkoβ.] maad lijk to his deeth, if on ony maner Y come to the resurreccioun that is fro deth. [verse 12] Not that now Y haue takun, or now am [I am gk.] parfit; but Y sue, if in ony maner Y comprehende, in which thing [Om. k pr. m.] also Y am comprehendid of Crist Jhesu. [verse 13] Bretheren, Y deme me [Om. k pr. m.] not that Y haue [am b.] comprehendid; but o thing,

Y forȝete tho thingis that ben bihyndis, and stretche [strecchinge AIb. strecchide k.] forth my silf to tho thingis [verse 14] that ben bifore, and pursue to the or|deyned mede [ether prys K marg.] of the [Om. I pr. m.] hiȝ clepyng of God in Crist Jhesu. [verse 15] Therfor who euere we ben perfit, feele we this thing. And if ȝe vndurstonden in othere manere ony thing, this thing God schal schewe to ȝou. [verse 16] Netheles to what thing we han comun, that we vndurstonden the same thing, and that we perfitli dwelle in the same reule. [verse 17] Britheren, be ȝe my folew|eris [folewis A.] , and weyte ȝe hem that walken so, as ȝe han oure fourme. [verse 18] For many walken, whiche Y haue seid ofte to ȝou, but now Y wepinge seie, the enemyes of Cristis [verse 19] cros, whos ende is deth, whos god is the wombe, and the glorie in confusioun of hem, that saueren ertheli thingis. [verse 20] But oure lyuyng is in heuenes; fro whennus also we abiden the sauyour [verse 21] oure Lord Jhesu Crist, which schal re|forme the bodi of oure mekenesse, that is maad lijk to the bodi of his clere|nesse, bi the worching bi which he mai `also make [make also R.] alle thingis suget to hym.