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

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I. PETER.

[The first pistle of Petre [The firste epistle of Petre. T. No initial rubric in AGOQSV.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] PETRE, apostle of Jhesu Crist, to the [Om. V.] chosen gestis [comelingis OX. men V.] , `or comelingis [Om. OV.] , of disper|sioun [scateringe abrood O.] , `or scateringe abrood [Om. OQ.] , of Ponte, of [and T.] Galathie, of Capodosie, of Asye, and of Bi|tynye [verse 2] , up [bi V.] the prescience [bifore knowinge O.] , `or bifore know|inge [Om. OX.] , of God, the fadir, `in to [in V.] halewinge of the [Om. OVX.] spirit, `in to [bi V.] obedience [the obedience S.] , and sprengynge of the [Om. OSX.] blood of Jhesu Crist, grace and pees `to ȝou be multiplied [be multiplied to ȝou V.] . [verse 3] Blessid be God, and [Om. V.] the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, the [Om. V.] which up [bi V.] his greet mercy aȝen gendride [gendringe GT.] us in to quik hope, bi the aȝen rijsyng of Jhesu Crist fro [verse 4] deede men [Om. QX.] , in to heritage vncoruptible, and vndefoulid, and vnwelewable, `that shal [verse 5] not fade [Om. OQX. that is, that shal not fade V.] , kept in heuenes in [for V.] ȝou, that in the vertu of God ben kept bi the feith in to helthe, maad redy for [Om. SX.] to be shewid in [into G.] the laste tyme. [verse 6] In which ȝe shulen ioye [make ful out ioye V.] , if [thouȝ V.] it bihoueth [bihoue SX.] now a litel for [Om. OSX.] to be [verse 7] sory in diuerse temptaciouns; that the prouyng of ȝoure feith be miche preciouser than gold, that is proued bi fijr; be [and be V.] it [Om. GNOQSTVXY sec. m.] founde in to [to the S.] heriyng, and glory, and honour, `in to [in V.] the reuelacioun of Jhesu Crist. [verse 8] Whom whan ȝe han not seyn, ȝe louen; in to whom also now ȝe not seynge, bileuen; forsothe ȝe bileuynge shulen haue

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ioye with oute forth in [and Y.] gladnesse vnenar|rable [Om. O. vnable to be told out X.] , `that mai not be told out [Om. QX. that is, that may not be told out V.] , and [verse 9] glorified, bringynge [bringe V.] aȝen the ende of ȝoure [oure N.] feith, the helthe of ȝoure soulis. [verse 10] Of whiche helthe prophetes souȝten out, and enserchiden, that prophecieden of the [verse 11] grace to comynge [comen S.] in [in to OSX.] ȝou, sekinge [and souȝten V.] which or what maner tyme [of tyme T.] the spirit of Crist signyfiede in hem, `bifore tellinge [and bifore telde V.] the [Om. S. thoo VX.] passiouns, that ben in Crist, and latter glories. [verse 12] To whom [whiche V.] it is [was V.] shewid, for not to hem silf, sotheli [forsothe O. but V.] to ȝou thei mynistriden tho thingis, that now ben told to ȝou bi hem that euangelizeden [euangelisen X.] to ȝou the [bi the V.] Holy Goost sent fro heuene, in to whom aungels desijren for [Om. SX.] to biholde. [verse 13] For whiche thing ȝe [be ȝe V.] gyrd the leendes of ȝoure soule, sobre, parfijt, hope [hopeth SX. and hope ȝe V.] in to [Om. O.] `the ilke [that X.] grace that is offrid to ȝou `in to [bi V.] the [Om. T.] reuelacioun [shewinge O.] , `or [verse 14] shewinge [Om. OQX.] , of Jhesu Crist, as sones of obedience, not `to gydere liknyd [maad lijk V.] to the [verse 15] former desijris of ȝoure ignoraunse, but up [bi V.] him [him holy V.] that clepide ȝou holy [Om. V.] ; that and [verse 16] `ȝoure silf [ȝee S. ȝe silf QV. ȝou silf X.] be holy in al lyuynge; for it is write, Ȝe shulen be holy, for I am holy. [verse 17] And if ȝe inclepen [inwardly clepin V.] him fadir, `the whiche [which demeth V. that X.] with oute accepcioun of personys demeth [Om. V.] up [bi V.] the werk of eche man, lyue ȝe in drede in [the X.] tyme of ȝoure pilgrimage, `or litel [verse 18] dwellinge [Om. OQX.] `in erthe [Om. QX.] ; witinge that not bi corruptible gold, or siluer, ȝe ben bouȝt aȝen of ȝoure veyn lyuynge of fadirs tra|dicioun, [verse 19] but bi the precious blood of [as of AG sec. m. NOSVX.] the lomb vndefoulid [vnfoulid X.] and vnspottid [vnwemmed O.] , Crist [verse 20] Jhesu, bifore knowun sotheli bifore the [Om. S.] making of the [this O.] world, forsothe [but V.] shewid in [verse 21] the laste tymes [tyme N.] , for ȝou that bi him ben feithful in God; that reiside him fro deede men, and ȝaf to him euerelastinge glory, that ȝoure feith and hope were in God. [verse 22] `Ȝe makinge [And make ȝe V.] chaast ȝoure soules in obe|dience

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of charite, in loue of britherhed; of symple herte loue ȝe to gydere bisiloker [bisier ANOSX. bisily Q. besyliere V.] ; [verse 23] born aȝen not of coruptible seed, but of [Om. ANQSVX.] vncoruptible, bi the word of quike God, and dwellinge in to with outen ende. [verse 24] For eche flesch hay [is hey V.] , and al the glorie of it as flour [a floure Q. the flour SX.] of hay; the hay drieth [driede ANOQSVX.] up, and [verse 25] his [the O.] flour fel doun; forsothe the word of the Lord dwellith in to with outen ende. Sotheli this is the word, that is euangelized to ȝou.

CAP. II.

[verse 1] Therfore puttinge [putte ȝe V.] awey al malice, and al gyle, and symulaciouns [feynynges O.] , `or feynynges [Om. OQX.] , [verse 2] `and enuyes [Om. O.] , and `al detraccioun [al detracciouns G pr. m. N. oold tradicions O. alle detracciouns V.] ; as now gendrid ȝonge children [childre S.] , resonable, with oute gyle, coueyte ȝe mylk [mylk of ful teching V.] , that in it ȝe [verse 3] wexe in to helthe; if netheles ȝe taastiden, for [that NV.] the Lord is swete. [verse 4] `To whom ȝe go|ynge nyȝe [And neiȝe ȝe to him V.] , a quyk stoon, reproued sotheli of men, forsothe [but V.] chosen of God, and ho|nourid, [verse 5] and ȝoure [ȝe ANV. ȝou OSX. ȝe ȝoure Q.] silf as quike stoones be [beth QSX.] aboue bildid [bildid in to V.] spiritual housis, holy prest|hod, for [Om. SX.] to offre spiritual hoostes [sacrifices V.] , `or offringes [Om. OVX.] , acceptable to God bi Jhesu Crist. [verse 6] For which thing the scripture holdith, Lo! I shal putte in Syon `the hiȝest stoon [a stoon heiȝest ANOQSVX.] , corner [a corner TY.] stoon, chosen, pre|cious; and he that shal bileue in to him, shal not be confoundid. [verse 7] Therfore honour to ȝou bileuynge; forsothe to men not bileuynge, the stoon whom `thei bildynge [the bylderis V.] reproueden, this is maad in to the heed [heued O.] [verse 8] of the [Om. OV.] corner; and the stoon of offencioun [hirtynge O.] , `or hirtynge [Om. OQX.] , and stoon [the stoon N.] of sclaundre, to hem that offenden [offendeden Q.] bi word, nether bileuen, in which and [Om. V.] thei ben put. [verse 9] Forsothe ȝe ben a `kynde chosun [chosen kyn V.] , kyngly [kyndely O.] presthod, holy folk, puple of purchasinge, that ȝe telle the vertues of him, that clepide ȝou fro derknesses in to his [Om. S.] wondirful liȝt.

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[verse 10] The [Om. V.] whiche sum tyme not [were not V.] the [Om. V.] puple of God, `now sotheli [but now ȝe ben V.] the puple of God; the [Om. V.] which `not hauyng [haden not V.] mersy, `now forsothe hauyng [but now ȝe han V.] mersy. [verse 11] Moost dere, I beseche ȝou as comelinges, `or gestes [Om. OQVX.] , and pilgrimes, for [Om. SX.] to abstene ȝou fro fleschly desijris, [verse 12] that [the whiche O.] fiȝten aȝens the soule; hauynge [and haue ȝe V.] ȝoure conuersacioun, `or lijf [Om. OQX.] , good among hethen men, that in that thing that thei bacbiten, `or yuele treeten [Om. OX.] , of ȝou, as of mysdoers, thei biholdinge ȝou of goode werkis, glo|rifie God in the day of visitacioun. [verse 13] Be ȝe suget to eche creature of [which is V.] man, for God; other [ether OVX.] to the [Om. O.] kyng, as precellent [more worthi O.] , `or more [verse 14] worthi [Om. OX.] `in staat [of astate O.] , other [ether OVX.] to dukis, as sent of him to the veniaunce of mysdedis [mysdoeris VX.] , `or mysdoeris [Om. OVX.] , forsothe to the preysinge of goode dedis [men V. Om. X.] , `or goode men [Om. OVX.] . [verse 15] For so is the wille of God, that ȝe doynge [do V.] wel, make [and make V.] the vnkunnyngnesse of vnprudent [vnwise X.] men for [Om. SX.] to be doumbe. [verse 16] As fre men, and not as hauynge fredom the couering of malice, but as the seruauntes of God. [verse 17] Honoure ȝe alle men, loue ȝe britherhed, drede ȝe God, make [onoure V.] ȝe the [Om. QT.] kyng honourable [Om. V.] . [verse 18] Seruauntes, be ȝe suget [sogetis S.] in al drede to lordis, not onely to goode and mylde [trewe Q.] , but also [Om. Q.] to tirauntes [tryuauntis GMP. tryuauntis, either tyrauntis V.] . [verse 19] Forsothe [For V.] this is grace, if for conscience of God ony man [Om. V pr. m.] suffrith sorewes, `or heuynesses [Om. OQX.] , suffringe [and suffrith V.] vniustly. [verse 20] Sotheli [For whi V.] what grace is it, if ȝe synnynge [synnen V.] and [and ben V.] buffatid suffren [and suffren V.] ? But if ȝe `wel doynge [don wel and V.] suffren [suffren paciently V.] , this is grace [Om. V.] anentis God. [verse 21] Forsothe [For V.] in [to V.] this thing ȝe ben clepid. For [For also V.] Crist suffride for vs, leeuynge [and lefte V.] to ȝou ensaumple [exsaumple SX.] , that ȝe folewe the steppes of him. [verse 22] The [Om. VX.] which dide not synne, nether gyle is [was V.] founde [not founden O.] in his mouth. [verse 23] Which [The whiche X.] whan he was cursid, curside not;

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whan he suffride, he [Om. OS.] manaside not; sotheli he bitoke him [himself V.] to `a man [the X.] demynge him vniustly. [verse 24] Whiche [and V.] he him silf suffride [bar X.] , `or bar [Om. X.] , oure synnes in his body on the [a NOQSVX.] tree, that we [we be V.] deede to synnes, lyue [and lyue V.] to riȝtwisnesse, bi whois wounde [wan wounde V.] `ȝe ben [be ȝe O. wee ben X.] heelid. [verse 25] Forsothe [For V.] ȝe weren as sheep er|ringe, but ȝe ben conuertid now to the sheperde, and bischop of ȝoure [oure X.] soulis.

CAP. III.

[verse 1] Also and [Om. V.] wymmen be suget to her husbondis; that if ony [eny man V.] bileuen not to the word, bi the conuersacioun of wymmen `be [verse 2] thei [thei ben V.] wonnen with outen word, biholdinge in drede ȝoure holy conuersacioun. [verse 3] Of the [Om. VX.] whiche be not with outeforth curious ournyng of heer, or [Om. G pr. m. either V.] doyng aboute of gold, or [Om. G pr. m. either V.] ournyng of clothinge [cloothis N.] of vestymentis [clothis V.] ; [verse 4] but `the ilke [that X.] that is the [Om. S.] hid man of herte, in vncoruptibilite [vncorruptible NO. vndefoulingnesse V.] of [or N. and O.] quyete [pesible O.] , `or pesible [Om. OQX.] , and mylde spirit, the [Om. SV.] which is riche in the siȝt of God. [verse 5] Sotheli [For V.] so and [sum tyme and VX.] holy wymmen hopinge in God, `not in ourne|ment of clothinge [Om. VX.] ourneden, `or maden clene [Om. OQVX.] , hem silf, suget [and weren soget V.] to her owne hus|bondes. [verse 6] As Sare obeschide [obeyede ANOQTVY.] to Abraham, clepinge [and clepide V.] him lord; of whom ȝe ben douȝ|tres wel doynge, and not dredinge ony perturbacioun. [verse 7] Also men `to gydere dwel|linge [dwelle togidere V.] , up [and bi V.] science [kunnynge O.] , `or kunnynge [Om. OQX.] , ȝeuynge [ȝeue V.] honour to the wommans vessel, `or body [Om. X.] , as to the more sijk, as and [Om. T.] to the [Om. ANOQSTVX.] euene eyris of grace of lijf, that ȝoure preyers ben not lettid. [verse 8] Forsothe in feith alle of oon vndirstondinge, `or wille [Om. OX.] , in preyer be ȝe compacient [suffiryng togider O. pacient Q.] , `or ech suffring with other [Om. OQSX.] , louers of fraternyte [brother|hode OV.] , merciful, [verse 9] mylde, meke; not ȝeldinge yuel for yuel, nether cursyng for cursyng, but aȝenward blessyng; for in this thing ȝe ben clepid,

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that ȝe welde blessyng bi heritage. [verse 10] For|sothe [For V.] he that wolde [wole V. wile X.] loue lijf, and see goode dayes, constreyne his tunge fro yuel, and his lijppis, that thei speke not [no Q.] gyle. [verse 11] Sotheli bowe he fro yuel, and do good; seke he [Om. V.] pees, and parfijtly sue it [he it T.] . [verse 12] For the iȝen of the Lord on [ben on V.] iust men, and the eres of him in to the preyers of hem; for|sothe the cheer [face O.] of the Lord on [is on V.] men doynge `yuele thinges [yuels V.] . [verse 13] And [Om. V pr. m.] who is it that shal `noye to [anoie V.] ȝou, if ȝe shulen be `goode suers [sueris and loueris of goodnesse V.] ? [verse 14] But [But and AG sec. m. NS V sec. m.] if ȝe suffren ony thing for riȝtwisnesse, ȝe ben blessid; sotheli [but V. but and X.] drede ȝe not the drede of hem, that ȝe be not disturblid [disturbid SX. distroublid V.] . [verse 15] Forsothe halewe ȝe the Lord Crist in ȝoure hertis, euermore [and euermore be ȝe V.] redy to do [Om. NOQSVX.] satisfaccioun to eche man axinge ȝou resoun [Om. Q.] of that feith and hope that is [verse 16] in ȝou, but with myldenesse and drede, hauynge good conscience; that in `that thing [Om. T.] that thei bacbiten of [Om. V.] ȝou, thei be confoundid, the [Om. V.] whiche chalengen falseli ȝoure [of ȝoure S.] good conuersacioun in Crist. [verse 17] Sothe|li [For V.] it is betere, `if the wille of God wole [Om. V.] , ȝe [that ȝe do V.] wel doynge [Om. V.] `for to [Om. G pr. m. O. to SX. and V.] suffre [suffre, if the wille of God wole V.] , than `yuele doynge [doinge yuele V.] . [verse 18] For and [Om. G pr. m. also V.] Crist oonys dyede for oure synnes, he iust for vniuste, that he shulde offre `us to God [to God VS VX.] , maad deede sothe|li [Om. V.] in flesch, forsothe [but V.] maad quike in spirit. [verse 19] In [For V.] which thing [thing he cam in spirit V.] and [and also V.] to hem that weren closid to gydere in prisoun `he comynge in [verse 20] spirit [Om. V.] prechide; the [Om. V.] whiche weren sum|tyme vnbileueful, whan thei abiden [abideden V.] the pacience of God in the dayes of Noe, whan the ark [ship O.] , `or schip [Om. OQX.] , was maad, in which a

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fewe, that is `to seie [with N.] , eiȝte soules, ben [weren V.] maad saaf bi water. [verse 21] The [Om. VX.] which thing and baptym of [in O.] lijk [lichi ANQ. such S.] foorme makith us saaf; not the [Om. NOQSX.] puttinge awey of `flesch of filthis [filthes of flessche O.] , but the axing [askynge Q.] of good conscience in to God, bi the aȝenrisynge of oure Lord [verse 22] Jhesu Crist, that is in the riȝthalf of God, he [Om. N. and V.] `swolewinge deeth, or destriynge [died O. swolwyng deeth QX. swolewith deth, either dis|troieth V.] , that we shulde be maad eyres of euerlastinge lijf; he gon [ȝede V.] in to heuen, aungels [and aungels V.] , and [Om. O.] powers, and vertues, maad [ben maad V.] sugettes to him.

CAP. IV.

[verse 1] Therfore Crist [for Crist V.] suffringe [suffride V.] in flesch, and be ȝe armed bi [in O.] the same thenking; for he that suffride [soffrith NOX.] in flesch ceesith [ceeside V.] fro synnes, [verse 2] that he lyue not now to the desijris of men, but to the wille of God, that [that that V sec. m.] is more of [Om. T.] tyme in flesch. [verse 3] Sotheli [For V.] the tyme passid is ynowȝ to the wille of hethen men to be endid, the [Om. V.] whiche walkiden in leccheries, in desijris, in miche drinkinge of wijn, ofte [in ofte V.] etyngis, drinkingis [and drynkynges NSVX. Om. P.] , and vn|leeueful worschepingis [worschipes Q. worschiping V.] of ydolis. [verse 4] In [Of O.] which now thei ben `a feerd [astonyed V.] `on ech sijde [Om. QV.] , in which thing thei wondren [wondriden T.] , ȝou [for ȝe V.] `to gydere not rennynge [rennen not togidere V.] in to the same con|fusioun of leccherie, blasfemynge [and blasfemen V.] . [verse 5] The [Om. V.] whiche shulen ȝiue resoun to him, that is redy to [for to ANOQV.] deme the quike and deede [the deede ANQSTX. the deede men V.] . [verse 6] Sothe|li [For whi V.] for this thing and [Om. V.] to deede men it is euangelizid [euangelizid also V.] , that thei be demyd sotheli up [bi V.] men in [and N.] flesch, sotheli [so sothely O. but V.] that thei lyue up [bi V. in X.] God in [and N.] spirit. [verse 7] Forsothe the [Om. O.] ende of alle thingis shal neiȝe. `And so [Therefore V.] be ȝe [verse 8] prudent, and `wake ȝe [waketh S.] in preyers; bifore alle thingis forsothe hauynge [haue ȝe V.] charite ech to other in ȝou [ȝour GT.] silf algatis lastinge; for charite couerith the multitude of synnes,

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[verse 9] holdinge [holde ȝe V.] hospitalite to gydere with outen [verse 10] grucchinge; ech man as he receyuede grace, mynistringe `it in to ech [eche to O.] other, as goode dispenderes of the manyfolde grace of God. [verse 11] If ony man spekith, speke he as the wordes [word X.] of God; if ony man mynistrith, as of the vertu which [the whiche S.] God mynistrith; that God be honourid in alle thingis bi Jhesu Crist oure Lord, to whom is glory and lordship in to worldlis of worldlis. Amen. [verse 12] Moost dere [dere britheren V.] , nyle ȝe go in pil|grimage in feruour, that is maad to ȝou to [into O.] temptacioun, as [as if V.] ony of [Om. S.] newe thing bi|falle [falle Q.] [verse 13] to ȝou; but ȝe [Om. S.] comunynge [comynge ANQT. comune ȝe V.] to [with V.] the passiouns [passioun O.] of Crist, haue [hauyng N. haueth QS. and haue ȝe V.] ioye, that and [Om. V.] ȝe gladinge [be glad V.] with oute forth, haue [and haue V.] ioye in the reuelacioun of his glory. [verse 14] If ȝe ben despisid in [for V.] the name of Crist, ȝe shulen be blessid; for that that is of the [Om. T. the onour and V.] `glory and vertu [vertu and glorie X.] of God, and the spirit that is his, restith [schal reste V.] on [in Q.] ȝou. [verse 15] Forsothe [But V.] no man of ȝou suffre as a mansleer, or [either V.] theef [a theef S.] , or [either V.] curser, [verse 16] or [either V.] desijrer of othere mennus thingis; for|sothe if as [he be O pr. m.] a cristen men, shame he not, sotheli [but V.] glorifie he God in this name. [verse 17] For [Forwhi V.] tyme is, that doom bigynne of [at V.] Goddis hous; sotheli if first of [at V.] us, what ende [ende schal be V.] of hem, that bileuen not to the gospel? [verse 18] And sotheli if a [Om. T.] iust man vnnethe shal be saued, where shal the [Om. N.] vnpitous [vnfeithful V.] man [men N.] and synner [synners N. the synners X.] apeere? [verse 19] `And so [Therfore V.] and thei that suffren up [bi V.] the wille of God, bitaken her soulis in [and her N. to O.] goode deedis to the feithful maker of nouȝt.

CAP. V.

[verse 1] Therfore I, euene eldre [eldre and a witnesse of Cristis passiouns V.] , biseche the eldre men that ben in ȝou, `and I witnesse

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of Cristis passioun [Om. V. and I witnessere of Cristus passioun X.] , which and [am N sup. ras. also am V.] comuner [a comuner V.] of that glorye that `is to [schal V.] be shewid in tyme to comynge [comen SX.] . [verse 2] Fede ȝe the flok of God, that is in ȝou, purueiynge [and purueye ȝe V.] not con|streynyngli, but wilfulli, up [bi V.] God; not for grace, `or loue [Om. QX.] , of foul wynnynge, but wil|fully [verse 3] , nether as hauynge lordshipe in the clergie, but maad foorme, `or ensaumple [or exsaumple S. Om. X.] , of the flok [folke O.] , and of inwit [entent, either wille V.] . [verse 4] And whan the prince of shiperdis shal apeere, ȝe shulen receyue the vnwelewable crowne of glory, `or that shal neuere faade [Om. OQX.] . [verse 5] Also, ȝe ȝonge [ȝonger O.] men, `be ȝe [be ANVX. beth QS.] suget to eldre men, forsothe `schewe ȝe alle [alle schewe ȝe VX.] to gydere meke|nesse; for [forsoth O.] the Lord withstondith [withstant SX.] proude men, forsothe [but V.] he ȝiueth grace to meke men. [verse 6] Therfore be ȝe mekid [meke X.] vndir the miȝty hond of God, that he reise ȝou in [verse 7] the day [tyme V.] of visitacioun, `ȝe castinge [and caste ȝe V. castende X.] `in to him al ȝoure bisinesse [al ȝoure bisinesse into hym V.] , for to him is cure [charge O.] of ȝou. [verse 8] Be ȝe sobre, and `wake ȝe [wakith SX.] , for ȝoure aduersarie, the deuel, as a roryng lyoun goith aboute, sekinge whom he shal deuoure. [verse 9] To [Om. V.] whom aȝenstonde ȝe, stronge in feith [the feith ANOSV.] , witynge [witinge that V.] the same passioun for [Om. SVX.] to [Om. V.] be [be don SX. is V.] to `the ilke [that X.] `ȝoure britherhed [britherhed of ȝou V.] , that is in the world. [verse 10] Forsothe God of alle grace, that clepide [cleeped ȝou O.] in to his euerelastinge glorye, ȝou [Om. O.] suffringe a litel [litil in Crist Jhesu X.] , he shal par|forme, conferme [shal conferme ANOVX. and shal confermen S.] , and make [shal make ANSVX. sal make O.] sad [saaf T.] . [verse 11] To him glory [be glorie V.] and lordschip in to worldlis of world|lis. [verse 12] Amen. Bi Siluane, a [Om. ANOQSVX.] feithful brother to ȝou as I deme, I wroot shortly; bisech|inge, and witnessinge this [that this V.] for [Om. SVX.] `to be [is V.] the verrey grace of God, in whiche ȝe stonden. [verse 13] The chirche that is gederid in [at O.] Babyloyne `gretith ȝou wel [Om. V.] , and Markus, my sone [sone greetith ȝou wel V.] . [verse 14] `Grete ȝe [Greteth ȝee S.] wel to gydere in holy cosse.

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Grace to [be to V.] ȝou alle that ben in Crist. Amen.

Here endeth the fyrst pistle of Petre, and here bigynneth the secounde [From AQ. Here endith the firste epistle of Petre, and bigynneth the secunde of him. N. Here endith the first pistel of Petir, and bygynneth the secound epistel. OVY. No final rubric in GMPSTX.] .
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