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

CAP. II.

[verse 1] `Forsothe speke thou [Thou forsothe speke MQT.] the [tho MPQTV.] thingis that [verse 2] bicomen [bysemen O. becometh X.] hoolsum teching; that olde men be sobre, chast, prudent, hool in feith, in [Om. O.] [verse 3] loue, and pacience; also olde [Om. T.] wymmen in [amoneste thou to be clothid in QT.] hooly habite [habit of shamefastnesse QT.] , not [not to be QT.] bacbiteris [sclaundereris V.] , `or sey|inge fals blame on othere men [Om. OX. puttynge fals blame to othere men QT. or seyinge fals cryme on othere men V.] , not seru|ynge [verse 4] moche to wyn, wel [be they wele QT.] techinge, that thei teche prudence; ȝonge [moneste thou ȝunge V.] wymmen [wymmen amonest thou QT.] , that thei loue her housebondis [husbondis, in vnyte of feith QT.] , that thei [verse 5] loue sones [sonys, chastisynge hem QT.] ; thei [be they QT. teche thei ȝunge wymmen to be V.] prudent, chast, sobre, hauynge cure of `the hous [her meynee QT.] , benyngne, suget to her housebondis, that the word of God be not blasfemyd. [verse 6] Also moneste [moneste thou QTV.] ȝonge men, that thei be sobre. [verse 7] In alle thingis ȝyue thi silf ensaumple [exsaumple S.] of good werkis, in teching, in hoolnesse [holynesse MNP. holynesse of lyuynge QT.] , `withoute sclaundre [Om. QT.] , in sadnesse [sad|nesse of vertues QT.] . [verse 8] An [be thi QT. in SV. and Y.] hool [Om. QT. hoolsum V.] word [word medicynal MPT. word medicinable Q.] , vnreprouable [and vnrepreuable V.] ; that he that is on [of V.] `that othir [the tother ANOSY. the other MPQTX. the contrarie V.] syde [side, or aduersarie QT.] , be aschamed [shamid SY.] , `or aferd [or ferd ANSY. Om. MOPQTVX.] , hau|ynge noon yuel thing for [Om. MQSTX.] to seye of [to OQT.] ȝou. [verse 9] Seruauntis [Amoneste thou seruauntes QT. Moneste thou seruauntes V.] , for [Om. S.] to be suget to her lordis; in alle thingis plesinge, not aȝen seiynge, [verse 10] not defraudinge, but in alle thingis schew|ynge good feith, that thei ourne [onoure V.] in alle thingis the doctryn of `oure sauyour God [God oure Sauy|our MPQT.] . [verse 11] Forsoth the grace of God [Om. O.] , oure sauyour, [verse 12] hath apperid to alle men, techinge [and tauȝte V.] , `or lernynge [Om. MOPQTVX. or lerende S.] , vs, that we, forsakynge [forsake V.] vn|pite, and worldly desyris, lyue sobreli [sobreli in oure silf QT.] ,

and iustli [iustely to oure neiȝbore QT.] , and piteuously [pitously to God QT.] , in this world, [verse 13] abidinge the blesside hope and the com|ynge of the glorie of greet God, and oure [verse 14] sauyour Jhesu Crist; that ȝaf hym silf for vs, that he schulde aȝen bye vs fro al [Om. S.] wickidnesse, and `made clene [schulde clense N. make clene PS. make to hymsilf QT. make clene to him silf V.] a peple [cleen pepul QT.] acceptable `to him silf [Om. QTV.] , suere of good werkis. [verse 15] Speke thou these thingis, and moneste [moneste thou V.] , and arguwe [repreue QT. blame thou V.] , `or proue, or re|proue [or reproue MPV. Om. OQTX.] , with al comaundement, `or hardy|nesse [Om. MOPQTVX.] ; no [See, no O.] man [man, for thy symplenesse QT.] dispise thee.