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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