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II. TIMOTHY.

Prolog to the secunde pistle to Tymothe [Prologe S. No initial rubric in Y. No prologue in AGMQX. In NT of the second text.] .

ALSO he wrytith to Tymothe of the [Om. O.] exortacioun of martirdom, and of al the reule of treuthe; and what [what thenges O.] beth [ben OS. be V.] to com|ynge [comen S.] in the laste tymes, and of his owne passioun; writinge to him fro Rome cite.

Here endith the prolog, and bigynneth the pistle [Here eendeth the prologe, and bygynneth the secoun[de] epistle to Tymothe. O. The secound pistle to Tymothe. PQT. No final rubric in SVY.] .

[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.]

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,

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.] .

CAP. II.

[verse 1] Therfore thou, my sone, be comfortid in grace that is in Crist Jhesu. [verse 2] And what thingis thou hast herd of me by many witnessis, bitake thou these to feithful men, the [Om. VX.] whiche [that X.] schulen be able and [Om. O. also V.] for [Om. SX.] to teche othere men. [verse 3] Trauele thou as a [Om. TV.] good knyȝt of `Crist Jhesu [Jhesu Crist V.] . [verse 4] No man holdinge knyȝthod to God, inwlap|pith [inwrappith QT. inwlappid Y.] him silf with worldli nedis, that he plese to him, to whom he hath prouyd him silf. [verse 5] Forwhi and [Om. QT.] he that stryueth [fiȝtith OY.] , `or fiȝtith [Om. OSX. or stryueth Y.] , in [in a OVX.] batel, schal not be crowned, `no but [bot ȝif OQT.] he schal [Om. TV.] fiȝt [fiȝteth V.] lawfully. [verse 6] It bi|houeth an erthe tilier for [Om. SX.] to resceyue first of the fruytis [fruytis, that he traueileth QT. frut S.] . [verse 7] Vndirstond thou [Om. X.] what thingis I seie. Sothli [Forwhi V.] the Lord schal ȝyue to thee in alle thingis vndirstondyng. [verse 8] Be thou myndeful the [that the V.] Lord Jhesu Crist [Crist of the seed of Dauid V.] `for to [Om. SVX.] haue [hath V.] risyn aȝen fro deede men [Om. X.] , [verse 9] `of the seed of Dauid [Om. V.] , vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] my gospel, in which I trauele `til to [vnto GMPQT.] boondis, as yuel worchinge, but the word of God is not boundyn. [verse 10] Therfore I susteyne [suffre V.] alle thingis for the chosene, that and [Om. G.] thei gete the heelthe, that is in Crist Jhesu, with he|uenly glorie. [verse 11] A trewe word [word is this that I seye QT.] , forwhi if we ben to gidere deede [deed to the world QT.] , and we schulen [verse 12] lyue to gidere [to gyder in blisse QT.] ; if we schulen [Om. V.] susteyne [suffre as martires QT. suffren V.] , and [Om. QT.] we schulen regne to gidere [to gyder with Crist chief martre QT.] ; if we schulen [Om. V.] denye [denye hym QT.] , and he schal denye vs; [verse 13] if we bileuen not, he dwellith feithful, he may not denye him silf [silf, that he mot punysche oure mysbyleue, and vs putte doun, vpreise feithful QT.] . [verse 14] Forsoth [Teche thou V.] thes

thingis `I moneste [Om. V.] , witnessinge [witnessinge hem QT.] bifore God. Nyle thou stryue in wordis; forsoth [forwhi V.] to no thing it is profitable, no but to the subvertyng [turnynge vpsedoun MPQT.] of men heeringe. [verse 15] Forsothe [Om. V.] bisyli [bisy A.] cure [cure thi self GMPQT. charge thou O.] , `or kepe [Om. GMOPQTX.] , for [Om. OX. for thiself Y.] to ȝyue `thi self [thee GMPQT. Om. SY.] prouable [a prouable GMPQTV.] , `or able [Om. GMPQTX. an able O. or preisable V.] , werk man to God, vnschamyd [vnschameful V.] , `or worthi not for [Om. S.] to be schamed [Gloss om. GMOPQTX. or not worthi for to be schamed VY.] , riȝtli tretinge the word of treuthe. [verse 16] Forsoth schonye [schunne GQT. schone MNPSX. eschewe OV.] thou vnhooli and veyn spechis, sothli [forwhi V.] thei [tho V.] profiten [verse 17] moche to vnpite [vnfeithfulnesse V.] , and the word of hem [hem, by litil and litil QT.] crepith as a kankir. Of `the which [whom MQT. which VX.] Philete [verse 18] is, and Imeneus, the [Om. V.] whiche felden [fellen MPQST.] doun fro the [Om. SV.] treuthe, seyinge `risynge aȝen [aȝenrisyng O.] now don, and [and thei V.] subuertiden [turneden vpsa|doun GMPQT.] the feith of sum men. [verse 19] But the sad foundement of God stondith [stant SX.] , hauynge this litil [Om. V.] marke [marke, either signet V.] , The Lord [Lord God V.] `hath knowyn [knowith V.] whiche ben hise, and, Ech man that nameth [nemneth GMQT. inclepith N.] the name of the Lord [Lord verrelye QT.] , departith [departe SX.] fro wickidnesse. [verse 20] Forsoth in the [a GMPQT.] greet hows ben not oonli `goldyn vessels [vessels of gold V.] and silueren [of syluer V.] , but and [also V.] treene [treenen GMT. treen Q. of tree V.] and brutil [of erthe V.] , `or ertheli [Om. OVX.] ; and sothli summe `in to [ben in to V. in T.] honour, summe forsoth into dispit. [verse 21] Therfore if ony man `schal clense [clensith V.] him silf fro these [these, that ben into dispite QT.] , he schal be a [Om. N.] vessel halwid into honour, and profytable to the Lord, redy to [into QT.] al good work. [verse 22] Forsothe fle thou the [Om. GMNPQSVXY.] desyris of ȝouthe [ȝongthe MV.] ; sothli sue thou riȝtwisnesse, feith, charite, pees, with hem that inclepen [inwardly clepen V.] the Lord of a [Om. A pr. m. QT.] clene herte. [verse 23] Forsoth schonye [schunne GQT. shone MPX. schone O. eschewe V.] thou foltische questiouns, and withoute disciplyne [kunnyng V.] , witynge for [that V.] thei [tho VX.] gendren chidingis. [verse 24] Forsoth it bi|houeth the seruaunt of `the Lord [God X.] for [Om. S.] to not chyde [to chiden X.] ; but for [Om. SX.] to be [Om. VX.] mylde to alle [verse 25] men, able for [Om. S.] to teche, pacient, with

temperaunce reprouynge hem that aȝen|stonden the [Om. GMOPQT.] treuthe, that [and G pr. m.] sum tyme God ȝyue hem [to hem V.] penaunce for [Om. SX.] to knowe the [verse 26] treuthe, and [that and V.] thei ryse aȝen fro snaris of the deuyl, of whom thei ben holdyn cay|tif [caytiffis GMPQT.] at his wille.

CAP. III.

[verse 1] Forsothe wite thou this thing, that in the laste dayes perelouse tymes schulen [verse 2] `stonde nyȝ [neiȝe V.] , and men schulen be louynge hem silf, coueitous, hiȝ of beringe, proude, blasfemes [blasfemers V.] , not obedient to fadir and mo|dir [modir, in leful thing Q. modir, in leueful thingis T.] , [verse 3] vnkynde, cursid, withoute affeccioun, `or good wille [Om. MOPQTX.] , withoute pees, fals blam|eris [chalengers T.] , vncontynent [vncontynent, or vnchast QT.] , vnmylde, withoute be|nygnyte, [verse 4] traitours, proterue [ouerthwert OX. froward Q. frauward T.] , `or ouer|thwert [or fra|werd G. or ouerwhert, frowerd MP. Om. OQTX.] , bollun [bolned G sec. m. O. blowen X.] `with proude thouȝtis [Om. X.] , [verse 5] loueris [blinde louers V.] of lustis more than of God, hau|ynge sothli the spice [licnesse GMOPQT.] , `or licnesse [Om. GMOPQTX.] , of pite, forsothe [but V.] denyinge the vertu of it. And eschewe [ethchewe T.] thou these [these men QTV.] . [verse 6] Of these `sothli thei [forsothe thei G. forsothe it O.] ben that peersen housis, and leeden litle wymmen caytifs [caytif O.] chargid [chargen Y.] with synnes [synnys; for vertuouse wymmen dispisen hem QT.] , the [Om. NV.] whiche [whiche caitif wymmen QT.] ben ledd with diuerse desyris, [verse 7] euermore lernynge [lerende S.] , and neuere [neuermore X.] perfitly comyng to [to the AGMNQ STVXY.] science [kunnynge GMPQT.] of treuthe. [verse 8] Forsoth as Jannes and Mambre [Mambres QTV.] aȝen stooden Moy|ses, so and these `aȝen stonden [aȝenstoden VX.] treuthe, men [these men ben QT.] corupt in soule, `or vndirstondynge [Om. G pr. m. MOPQTX.] , reproued [the proued Y pr. m. the reproued Y sec. m.] aboute the feith. [verse 9] But ferther thei schulen not [not ouer this present tyme QT.] profyte, sothli the vn|wysdom of hem schal be knowen to alle men, as and hern was [was by Moyses QT.] . [verse 10] Forsoth thou hast getyn [folowid G sec. m. QT.] my teching [doctrine GMPQT.] , `and ordynaunce [Om. O. ordynaunce V.] , purposyng [purposen G pr. m. purpos G sec. m. my purpose QT.] , feith, longe abidyng, loue, pa|cience, [verse 11] persecuciouns [persecucioun X.] , passiouns, what ma|ner ben maad to me at Antyoche, at Ico|nye, at Listris, what maner persecuciouns

I suffride, and the Lord hath [Om. Q.] delyuered me `of alle. [verse 12] And [and of O.] alle men that wolen lyue piteuously [pitously, or feithfully V.] in Crist Jhesu, schulen suffre persecucioun. [verse 13] Forsoth yuel men and dis|ceyueris schulen profyte [profite, either encreese V.] into worse, err|ynge [errynge hem silf QT.] , and sendyng [sendynge othere QT.] into errour. [verse 14] But dwelle thou in these thingis that thou hast lerd [lerned GMNOPQTVY. lerid X.] , and ben bitakun [taken SY.] to thee, witynge [verse 15] of whom thou hast lerud [lerned GMNPVY. lernyd, for of the Holy Gost QT.] ; and for thou hast knowun hooly lettris fro thi ȝongthe [ȝouthe alii.] , `or childhod [Om. GMOPQTX.] , the [Om. V.] whiche mouwn lerne [enfourme QT. lere SX.] thee to heelth, by feith that is in Crist Jhesu. [verse 16] Forsoth [Forwhi V.] al `scripture of God [godly scripture, of whom God is autoure QT.] yn|spyrid [enspirid of hym QT.] is profitable to teche, to arguwe [repreue V.] , `or proue [Om. OVX.] , to [for to V.] reproue [reproue with GMP. repreue with the wicked QT. chastise V.] , for [or for K. Om. QSTX.] to lerne [leren SX.] in riȝtwysnesse, that the man of God be perfyt, lerud [lernyd GMNPQTVY.] `to al good werk [Om. O. to alle good werkis Y.] .

CAP. IV.

[verse 1] I witnesse, `or preie, or coniure [Om. GMOPQTX.] , bifore God and [in K.] Crist Jhesu, that `is to [schal V.] dem|ynge [demen SX. deme V.] the [Om. O.] quyk and deed [the dead TV.] , by [and bi V.] the com|ynge [kunnynge K.] of hym, and the kyngdom of him, [verse 2] preche the word, be thou bisy `couenably with oute reste [to couenable and vncouenable QT.] , arguwe [repreue QT. repreue thou V.] , `or proue [or reproue M. Om. QSTVX.] , bi|seche [biseche thou V.] , blame [blame thou V.] in al pacience and doctryn. [verse 3] Forsoth [Forwhi V.] tyme schal be [comen S.] , whanne men schulen not susteyne [suffre GMOPQTV.] , `or suffre [Om. GMOPQTVX.] , `hool, or [Om. GMOPQTVX.] holsum, teching [doctrine GMPQST.] , but at [and to N.] her desyris thei schulen gadere to gidere [togidere to hem silf V.] maistris ȝitchinge [plesinge QT. colourende X.] , `or plesynge [Om. QTX.] , to the [her ychynge QT.] eeris. [verse 4] And treuly thei schulen turne awey the [here QT.] heeringe fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne [be turnyd GMPQT.] to gidere. [verse 5] Forsothe wake thou, in alle thingis trauele thou [thou, to edefie britheren QT.] , do [do thou O.] the work of [of the GMO.] euangelist [euangelist, that is, to fulfille in dede treuthe spoken QT.] , fulfille [fille V.] thi seruyse, `or office [Om. GMOPQTX.] , be thou sobre. [verse 6] Forsoth [For V.] I am

sacrifysid [sacrified T.] now, and the tyme of my `reso|lucioun, or deeth [deth, or resolucioun GMP. dethe QT. departing, or deth V. resolucioun X.] , is nyȝ. [verse 7] I haue stryuyn a good stryf, I haue endid the cours, I haue kept the feith. [verse 8] In the tothir tyme [tyme to cumme QT.] a crowne of riȝtwysnesse is kept to me, the [Om. V.] which the Lord `schal ȝelde to me in that day, iust domesman [iust domesman schal ȝelde to me in that day V.] ; forsoth not oonly to me, but `and to these [to hem GMPQ. hem T.] that louen [loueth Y.] his comyng. Hiȝe [Hiȝe thou V.] for [Om. SX.] to come to me soone. [verse 9] Forsoth [forwhi V.] Demas `hath forsakyn me, louynge this world [louynge this world, hath forsakyn me V.] , and wente to [into O.] Tessa|lonyk, [verse 10] Cressens into Galathie [Galathie is sent QT.] , Tyte into [verse 11] Dalmatichy [Dalmacie N.] ; Luk aloone is with me. Taak [Take thou V.] Mark, and lede [bringe V.] to [Om. NV. to hidre QT.] with thee; for|soth [for V.] he is profitable to me into seruyse [seruyse. Titicus sotheli I sente to Ephesi N. seruice. Forsothe I sente Titicus to Effesi V.] . [verse 13] Penulam [Penula QT.] , `that is [Om. QT.] , cloth [a clothe G. Om. QT.] of [Om. QT.] Ro|mayns [the Romayns GMP. Om. QT. Rome X.] , `or book [Om. G pr. m. MPV. or a booke G sec. m. after Jerom is clepid a boke, and after Haymound a clothe of the Romayns. QT. Gloss om. in V.] , which I lefte at Tro|ade at [anentis GMPQT.] Carpe, thou comyng bryng [brynge it QT.] with thee, and the bookis, moost forsothe par|chemynus [the parchemynus A. parchemyne GMP. be thou myndeful to brenge parchemyne QT.] . [verse 14] Alisaundre, the tresorer, schewide to me manye `yuele thingis [yuels V.] ; the [Om. G.] Lord schal ȝelde to hym vp [after GMPQTV.] his workis [werk X.] . [verse 15] Whom and thou eschewe [ethchewe T.] ; `ful greetli forsoth he aȝenstood [for he aȝenstod ful greetli V.] my [oure V.] wordis. [verse 16] In my firste defence no man `was to [helpide V.] me, but alle forsoken me; be it not rettid [arettid V.] to hem. [verse 17] Forsoth the Lord `stood nyȝ to [helpide V.] me, and comfortide me, that the preching be [of his word be QT.] fulfillid [fullid T. fillid V.] by me, and that alle folkis heere, and [that S.] I am delyuered fro mouth [the mouth ANSVXY.] of the lyoun. [verse 18] Forsoth the Lord dely|uerede me fro al yuel werk, and schal make [make me QTY sec. m.] saaf into his [Om. M.] heuenli kingdom, to whom glorie [be glorie V.] into worldis [alle worldis G.] of worldis. Amen. [verse 19] Greete wel Prisca, and Aquyla, and the hows of Onosephorus. [verse 20] Forsoth Erastus dwelte [lefte O.] , `or lefte [Om. GMOPQSTX.] , at Corynthi [Corynthe GMNQT.] . Forsoth [For T.] I lefte Trophymus syk at My|lete.

[verse 21] Sothli [Om. V.] hiȝe thou [Om. M.] for [Om. SX.] to come bi|fore wynter. Embolus [Eubolus QTX.] , and Prudent, and Lynus, and Claudia, and alle bri|theren, greeten thee [ȝou T.] wel. [verse 22] Oure Lord Jhesu Crist with [be with QTV.] thi spirit. The grace of God with [be with V.] ȝou [thee S.] . Amen.

Here endith the secunde pistle to Tymothe, and bigynneth the prolog to Tyte [Heere endith the secounde pistle to Tymothe, and now bigynneth epistle to Tyte. A. Here eendeth the second epistel to Thimothe, and bygynneth the prologe of the epistel to Tyte. O. Here endeth the secounde pistle to Tymothe, and bygynneth the pistle to Tyte. Q. Here endith the secunde pistle to Tymothe, and bigyn|neth the pistle to Tite, with the prologe. V. No final rubric in GMPSTX.] .