The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
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Oxford,: University press,
1850.
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[The secunde epistle to Tymothe [From M. No initial rubric in the other Mss.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] Poul, apostle [the apostell O.] of Jhesu Crist, bi the wille of God, vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] the biheeste of lyf that [verse 2] is in Crist Jhesu, to Tymothe, his mooste dereworthe [dere S.] sone, grace, mercy, and pees [pees be to thee V.] of God oure [the V.] fadir, and [and of V.] Jhesu Crist, oure Lord. [verse 3] I do thankyngis to my God, to whom I serue fro my progenitours [progenytoure N. progenitours, either auncetris V.] in clene conscience, for [that V.] withouten ceessyng I haue mynde of thee in my preieris, nyȝt [verse 4] and day, desyringe for [Om. SX.] to se thee; I [Om. G pr. m. PSX. beynge QT. And I am V.]

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myndeful of thi teeris, that I be [be fillid V.] with ioye [verse 5] fulfillid [Om. V.] ; takinge [and I take V.] recordinge [in recording SXY.] , `or mynde [Om. G pr. m. OX.] , of that feith, that is in thee not feyned, the [Om. V.] whiche and [Om. T. also V.] dwellide [dwellith Y.] first in thin aunte Loyde, and in thi modir Ennyce. Sothli I am certeyn, that and [Om. O.] in thee [thee it is QT.] . [verse 6] For which cause I moneste [monestede G. moneste thee NV.] , that thou reyse aȝen the grace of God, that is in thee bi the [Om. O.] `on puttinge [setting on V.] of myne hondis. [verse 7] Sothli [Forwhi V.] God ȝaf not to vs the spirit of drede [fals drede QT.] , but of vertu, and of loue, and [and of GMPQTV.] so|brenesse. [verse 8] `And so [Therfore V.] nyle thou [thou not Y.] schame the witnessing of oure Lord Jhesu [Jhesu Crist AGMNOPQTV.] , nether me, the [Om. SY.] boundyn of him; but trauele `with me [thou togidere V.] in the gospel vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] the vertu of God; [verse 9] that delyuerede vs, and clepide with his [this V.] hooli clepyng, not aftir oure workis, but vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] his purpos and grace, that is ȝouyn `to vs [Om. V.] in Crist Jhesu bifore worldli tymes; [verse 10] now forsoth it is opyn bi the liȝtnyng [liȝting X.] of oure sauyour Jhesu Crist, the [Om. V.] which sothli distruyede deeth, forsothe [and V.] liȝtnede [he liȝtnyde QT. liȝtede X.] lyf and vncorupcioun [corrup|cioun G pr. m.] bi the `gospel. [verse 11] In [Om. G pr. m.] the [Om. SX.] which I am sett a prechour and apostle, and maistir of hethen men [men, for the multitude that sueth me in byleue QT.] . [verse 12] For which [the whiche S.] cause also I suffre thes thingis; but [and O.] I am not confoundid. Forsoth [For V.] I woot to whom I haue bileuyd, and I am certeyn for [that OV.] he is myȝti for [Om. SX.] to kepe my depoost [helthe QT.] , `or thing putt in keping [Om. QTX.] , into that day. [verse 13] `Haue thou [Hauynge SV.] the foorme of hool [hoolsum V.] wordis, the [Om. V.] whiche thou herdist of me in feith and loue in Crist Jhesu. [verse 14] Kepe thou a good depoost, `or a thing takyn to thi keping [or a thing taken to thi keepynge [or G sec. m.] office GMP. Om. NOSX. that is, thin office QT. or thing taken to thi keping V.] , bi the Hooly Gost, that dwellith in vs. [verse 15] Sothli [Om. V.] thou woost, that [this that V.] alle that ben [dwell O.] in Asye ben turned [turned awey V.] fro me, of whiche [whome PQT.] is Figelus [Phigelius GMQ. Filetus N. in aliis libris Figelius et Philegus N marg. Philegius T.] and Ermogenes [Ermogenes, moost contrarie QT.] . [verse 16] The Lord ȝyue mercy to the hous of Onoze|pherus,

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for ofte he refreischide me, and schamyde not my chayne. [verse 17] But whanne he cam to Rome, he souȝte me [Om. QT.] bisyli, and fond [foond me QT.] . [verse 18] The Lord ȝyue to [Om. S.] him for [Om. G pr. m. MPQSTX.] to fynde mercy of God in that day [day of hys cummynge QT.] . And how grete thingis he mynistride to me at Ephecy, thou `hast betere knowe [know|ist betere V.] .

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