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[Here biginneth the epistil of Judas [From EKUe. The pistil of Judas. R. No initial rubric in CIKMQXabcghoα.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] JUDAS, the seruaunt of Jhesu Crist, and brother of James, to these that ben louyd, that ben in God the fadir, and to hem that ben clepid and kept of Jhesu [verse 2] Crist, mercy, and pees, and charite be fillid to ȝou. [verse 3] Moost dere britheren, Y doynge al bisynesse to write to ȝou of ȝoure comyn helthe, hadde nede to write to ȝou, and preye to striue strongli for the feith that is onys [oonys; that is, parfitly. bi|taken; of Crist to seintis; that is, to the hooly apostlis, bifore writen; that is, bifore knowen, either betere, bifore figured. in to this dom; that is, damp|nacioun. Lire here. v.] takun to seyntis. [verse 4] For summe vnfeithful men priueli en|triden, that sum tyme weren bifore writun in to this dom, and ouerturnen the grace of oure God in to letcherie, and denyen hym that is oneli a Lord, oure Lord Jhesu Crist. [verse 5] But Y wole moneste ȝou onys, that witen alle thingis, that Jhesus sauyde his puple fro the lond of Egipt, and the secunde tyme loste hem that bileueden not. [verse 6] And he reseruede vndur derknesse aungels, that kepten not her prinshod, but forsoken her hous, in to the dom of the greet God, in to euer|lastynge bondis. [verse 7] As Sodom, and Gomorre, and the nyȝ coostid citees, that in lijk maner diden fornycacioun, and ȝeden

awei aftir othir fleisch, and ben maad ensaumple, suffrynge peyne of euerelast|inge fier. [verse 8] In lijk maner also these that defoulen the fleisch [fleiȝss euerlasting K pr. m.] , and dispisen lord|schip, and blasfemen mageste [the maieste K sec. m.] . [verse 9] Whanne Myȝhel, arkaungel, disputide with the deuel, and stroof of Moises [stroof of Moi|ses body; the deuel wolde schewe the bodi of Moises to Jewis `enclyn|aunt to [redi to synne in K] idolatrie, that thei schulden worschipe him as God; but thanne Myȝhel, that was prince of the synagoge, wolde lette [either defende K] this. KVe. not hardy to ȝeue dom of blas|femie; aȝens the deuel for his kynde, that was good and maad of God; therfore to blas|feme God, whos kinde is more excellent with|outen ende, is most greuous synne. Lire here. ve.] bodi, he was not hardi to [for to hk sec. m. β.] brynge in dom of [and I.] blas|femye, but seide, The Lord comaunde [comaundide A pr. m. et alii.] to thee. [verse 10] But these men blasfemen, what euer thingis thei knowen not. For what euer thingis thei knowen kyndli as doumbe beestis, in these thei ben corupt.