The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

¶ He exhorteth them vnto mekenes, to laye asyde the olde conuersacyon of gredy lustes, and to walcke in a newe lyfe. [unspec A]

CAPI. IIII.

I Therfore (whyche am a prysonner of the Lordes) exhorte you, * 1.1 that ye walke wor¦thy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called with all lowlynes and mekenes, wyth hum¦blenes of mynde, forbearynge one another thorowe loue, and be diligent to kepe the v∣nite of the spirite thorow the bonde of peace beynge one body, and one spirite, euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge. Let there be but one Lorde, one fayth, one bap∣tyme: [unspec B] one God and father of all, whyche is aboue al, & thorow al, and in you all. ⊢

✚ * 1.2 Unto euery one of vs is gyuen grace

accordynge to the measure of the gyfte of Christ. Wherfore he sayeth ‡ 1.3 : whan he went vp an hye, he ledde captiuitye captyue, and gaue gyftes vnto men. That he ascended: what meaneth it, but that he also descended fyrste into the lowest partes of the earth? * 1.4 He that descēded, is euen the same also that ascended vp, aboue all heauens, to fulfyl al thynges.

And the very same made * 1.5 some Apo∣stles, [unspec C] some Prophetes, some Euangelystes, some Shepherdes and Teachers: to the edi¦fying of the saynctes, to the worke and mini¦stracyon, euen to the edifying of the body of Chryst, tyll we al come to the vnyte of fayth, and knowledge of the sonne of God, vnto a perfecte man, vnto the measure of the full perfecte age of Chryste. ⊢ That we hence forth shulde be no more chyldren, * 1.6 waue∣ryng and caried about with euery wynde of doctryne, by the wylynes of men, thorowe craftynes, wherby they laye a wayte for vs, to deceyue vs. But let vs folowe the trueth [unspec D] in loue, and in all thynges growe in hym, * 1.7 whiche is the heade, euen Christ, in whom yf all the body be coupled & knet togyther tho∣rowe out euery ioynt wherwith * 1.8 one myni∣streth to another (accordynge to the opera∣cyon as euery parte hath his measure) he in∣creseth the body, vnto the edifying of it self thorowe loue.

✚ This I say therfore, and testyfye tho¦row the Lord, that ye hence forth walke not * 1.9 as other Gentylles walcke, in vanyte of their mynde, while they are blynded in their vnderstandyng, beyng farre from a godly lyfe, by the meanes of the ignorancy that is in them, & because of the blyndnes of theyr hertes: whiche beyng past repentaunce, ha∣ue gyuen them selues ouer vnto wantōnes, to worke all maner of vnclennes, euen with gredines. But ye haue not so learned Christ If so be that ye haue hearde of him, & haue [unspec E] bene taught in him, as the truth is in Iesu: (as concernynge the conuersacyon in tyme past) to laye from you that olde man, whych is corrupte, accordynge to the deceauable lustes. ⊢ ✚ To be renued also in the spirite of your mynde, & * 1.10 to put on that new man, which after God is shapen in rightuousnes and true holynes.

Wherefore, * 1.11 put awaye lyinge, and speake euery man trueth vnto hys neygh∣boure, for as muche as we are members one of another. ☞ * 1.12 Be angrye, and synne not: let not the sōne go downe vpon your wrath, neyther giue place vnto the backbiter. * 1.13 Let hym that stole, steale nomore ‡ 1.14 but let him ra¦ther labour with his handes the thyng whi∣che is good, that he may giue vnto him that nedeth. ⊢

Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of your mouth: but that whiche is good to edyfy withal, as oft as nede is: that it may mynyster grace vnto the hearers. And gre∣ue not ye the holy spiryte of God * 1.15 by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcyon. Let all bytternes, and fearsnesse and wrath and rorynge and cursed speakyng, be put a∣waye from you, with all malycyousnes. Be ye curteous one to another, mercyful, forge∣uyng one another, euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you.

Notes

• * 1.1

  ••. Co▪ 7. d.
• * 1.2

  Roma. xii. •• Cori. xii. d
• ‡ 1.3

  Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.4

  Ihon. iii. ••.
• * 1.5

  ••. Cori. xii. d▪ Math. x. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.6

  ••••ll••. ii. b
• * 1.7

  Ephes. i. ••. and ••. •• ••••llo. i. ••.
• * 1.8

  Rom. xii. b ••. ••o••••. xii. ••
• * 1.9

  Rom••. ••. ••. ••. P••••••. 4. ••
• * 1.10

  Roma. 6. a Collo iii. a
• * 1.11

  L••uit. 19. c
• * 1.12

  Psal. ii••••. ••
• * 1.13

  Leuit. xix. ••
• ‡ 1.14

  ••. Tessa. ••. ••
• * 1.15

  Rom••. ••. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••or••. ••. ••