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[The first epistle to Tymothe [From MT. The firste pistle to Tymothe. PQ. Here bigynneth the pistle to Tymothe. W. No initial rubric in AGKNSX.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] Poul, apostle [the apostell OY.] of `Crist Jhesu [Jhesu Crist GMPQY.] , vp [aftir MPQT. bi V.] the comaundement of God oure sauyour, and [and of QT.] [verse 2] Jhesu Crist oure hope, to Tymothe, by|louyd

[the loued GMPQT. loued X.] sone in the feith, grace and mercy and pees, of God the fadir, and Jhesu Crist, oure Lord. [verse 3] As I preiede thee, that thou schuldist dwelle at Ephesy, whanne I wente to [in to V.] Macedonye, that thou schuld|ist denounce [denounce, or warne QT.] to summe [summe techeris QT. summen V.] , that thei schulden [verse 4] not teche othere weye [weye, than we tauȝten Q. weies, than we tauȝten Q.] , nethir [nether the herers QT.] ȝyue tent to fablis and genologies [genelogye G.] `withouten endes [vn|eendid QS pr. vice. T. withoute ende X.] , the [Om. V.] whiche ȝyuen questiouns [questiown S.] , more than edificacioun of God, that is in the [Om. V.] feith. [verse 5] Forsoth the ende of comaundement [comaundementis K. the comaundement QT.] is charite of clene herte, and good conscience, and feith [of feith QT.] not feyned. [verse 6] Fro whiche thingis `sum men [summen AMQV. summe GNSTXY.] erringe, ben turned to gidere [verse 7] into veyn speche; willinge for [Om. SX.] to [Om. X.] be techeris of the lawe, not vndirstondinge, nethir what thingis `ben spokun [thei speken V.] , nether of what thingis thei affermen. [verse 8] Forsoth we witen for [that V.] the lawe is good, if ony [verse 9] man vse [vsith M.] it lawefully; witinge this thing, that the lawe `is not put [it not puttith K.] to a iust man, but to [to an GMOPQSTY.] vniust [vniust men V.] and not suget, to vnpitouse men [men, ether vnfeithful men V.] and synneris, to curside men and defoulid, to sleeris of fadir [fadris GMPQTY.] , and [verse 10] sleeris of modir [modris GMPQTY.] , to `men sleeris [mansleeris X.] and for|nycatours, to hem that trespassen [don leccherie V.] with malis `aȝens kynde [either synne of Sodom V. Om. X.] , silleris [to hem that putten woundis to men, sellers G. hem, that putten woundes to men, sillers MPY sec. m. to hem that putten woundes to men N. to hem that putten woundis to men, or to sellers QT. to beteris of men, either sillers V.] , `or steleris [Om. V. and stelers WX.] , or `draweris awey [draweris N. or withdrawers GQT. Om. VX.] , of men, lesyngmon|geris [to lesynge mongeris QT.] and forsworn [forswerers N. to forsworn men QT.] , and if ony othir [verse 11] thing is contrarie to [to the V.] holsum teching, that is vp [after GMPQTV.] the euangelie [uangelie K.] of the [Om. SWXY.] glorie of blessid God, the [Om. V.] which gospel [Om. X.] is bitakun to me [men Q.] . [verse 12] I do thankingis to him, that com|fortide [hath coumfortide PQTY sec. m.] me in Crist Jhesu oure Lord, for he gesside [gessith Y.] me feithful, `or trewe [Om. GMOPQTX.] , putt|inge [verse 13] me in mynisterie [mysterie N. seruice O. mysterie, or seruice QT.] , the [Om. V.] which I [Om. GMPQSTX.] first

was a blasfeme [blasfemye AQ. blasfemere N.] , `or dispiser of God [or a dispiser of God GMPQ. Om. OX.] , and pursuwer [a pursuer GMPT.] , and ful of wrongis. But I haue getun the [Om. X.] mercy of God, for I vn|knowyng dide in vnbileue. [verse 14] Sothli the grace of oure Lord [Lord to me QT.] ouer habounde [haboundide AGMOPSTVWXY. haboundeth N.] , with feith and loue that is in Crist Jhesu. [verse 15] A trewe worde and worthi al resceyuyng [praysynge O.] , for Crist Jhesu caam into this world for [Om. SX.] to make synful men saaf, of whiche [whome GMPQT.] I am the firste. [verse 16] But therfore I haue getyn mercy, that Crist Jhesu schulde schewe in me first al pacience, to the enfoormyng of hem that `ben to [schulen V.] bileuynge [bileue NV. beleeuen SX.] to him into euere lastynge lyf. [verse 17] Forsoth to the kyng of worldis, vndeedly and invisyble [vnsiȝtable O. vnvisible V.] God [to God O sec. m.] aloone, honour [be onour V.] and glorie into worldis of worldis. [verse 18] Amen. I comende [bitake O.] , `or bitake [Om. OX.] , this presept [comaundement V.] , `or biddyng [Om. OVX.] , to thee, thou [Om. X.] sone Tymothe, vp [after QT. bi V.] prophecies bifore go|ynge in thee, that thou fiȝte [holde V.] , `or holde [Om. OVX.] , [verse 19] in hem a good knyȝthood, hauynge feith and [in O.] good conscience, the [Om. V.] which `sum men [summe ASY. summen GMPQV.] castynge a wey, perischeden a boute the feith [feith, not with inne in the feith QT.] . [verse 20] Of which [whome GQT.] is Emyneus [Hymeneus GMPT. Heuenes Q.] and [Om. G pr. m.] Alisaundre, whom [whiche V.] I bitook to Sathanas [Satanas, suffrynge hym to tourmente hem QT.] , that thei lerne [lere S.] for [Om. G pr. m. MPQSTX.] `to not [not to T.] blaspheme [blasphemye A. blasfemee T.] .