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CAP. II.

[verse 1] For, britheren, ȝe witen oure entre to [verse 2] ȝou, for it was not veyn; but first we suffriden, and weren punyschid with wrongis [ether false repreuynges K marg.] , as ȝe witen in Filippis [Filipensis k.] , and hadden trust in oure Lord, to speke to ȝou the gospel of God in myche bisy|nesse. [verse 3] And oure exortacioun [ether teching K marg.] is not of errour, nether of vnclennesse, nether in [verse 4] gile, but as we ben preued of God, that the gospel of God schulde be takun to vs, so we speken; not as plesynge to men, but to God that preueth oure

hertis. [verse 5] For nether we weren ony tyme in word of glosing, as ȝe witen, nether in occasioun of auerise; God is witnesse; [verse 6] nether sekinge glorie of men, nether of [verse 7] ȝou, nether of othere, whanne we, as Cristis apostlis, miȝten haue be in charge to ȝou. But we [Om. R pr. m.] weren maad litle in the myddil of ȝou, as if a nursche fostre [verse 8] hir sones; so we desiringe ȝou with greet loue, wolden haue bitake to ȝou, not oneli the gospel of God, but also oure lyues, for ȝe ben maad [Om. K pr. m.] most dereworthe to vs. [verse 9] For, britheren, ȝe ben myndeful of oure trauel and werynesse; we worchiden [wrouȝten RC. worche ko.] nyȝt and day, that we schulden not greue ony of ȝou, and prechiden to ȝou the euangelie [gospel R.] of God. [verse 10] God and ȝe ben witnessis, hou holili, and iustli, and with outen pleynt, we weren to ȝou that bi|leueden. [verse 11] As ȝe witen, hou we preyeden ȝou, and coumfortiden ech of ȝou, as the [verse 12] fadir hise sones, and we han witnessid, that ȝe schulden go worthili to God, that clepide ȝou in to his kingdom and glorie. [verse 13] Therfor we doon thankingis to God with outen ceessyng. For whanne ȝe hadden take of vs the word `of the heryng of God [Om. g.] , ȝe token it not as the word of men, but as `it is [Om. a.] verili, the word of God, that worchith in ȝou that han bi|leued. [verse 14] For, britheren, ȝe [we k.] ben maad foleweris of the chirchis of God, that ben in Jude, in Crist Jhesu, for ȝe han suffrid the same thingis of ȝoure euene lynagis, as thei of the [Om. a.] Jewis. [verse 15] Whiche slowen bothe the Lord Jhesu and the [Om. ak.] profetis, and pursueden vs, and thei plesen not to God, and thei ben aduersaries to [verse 16] alle men; forbedinge vs to speke to he|thene men, that thei be maad saaf, that thei fille her synnes euere more; for the wraththe of God cam on hem in to the

ende. [verse 17] And, britheren, we desolat fro ȝou for a tyme, bi mouth and in bihold|ing, but not in herte, han hiȝed more plenteuousli to se ȝoure face with greet desir. [verse 18] For we wolden come to ȝou, ȝhe, Y Poul, onys and eftsoone, but Sathanas lettide vs. [verse 19] For whi what is oure hope, or ioye, or coroun of glorie? Whether ȝe ben not bifore oure Lord Jhesu Crist in his comyng? [verse 20] For ȝe ben oure glorie and ioye.