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1 He exhorteth them to laye a side all vice, 4 Shewing that Christ is the fundacion whereupon they buylde. 9 The excellent estate of the Christians. 11 He praieth them to absteiue from 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lustes. 13 To obey the rulers, 18 How seruants shulde behaue them selues to ward their masters. 20 He exhorteth to suffer after the ensample of Christ.
1 WHerefore, * laying aside all malici∣ousnes and al guile, and dissimulacion,
and enuie, and euil speaking.
2 As new borne babes desirea the“ syncere milke of the worde, that ye maye growe thereby.
3 If so be that ye haue tasted how bountifull the Lord (is.)
4 To whome ye come as vnto a liuyng stone disalowed of men, but chosen of God (and) precious.
5 And ye as liuelie stones, be made a spirituall house, and holie* Priesthode to offer vp spi∣ritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ.
6 Wherefore it is conteined in the Scripture, *Beholde, I put inb Sion a chief corner stone elect & precious: & he that beleueth therein shal not be ashamed.
7 Vnto you therefore whiche beleue, it is pre∣cious: but vnto them which be disobedient, the * stone which thec buylders disalowed, the same is made the head of the corner.
8 And a * stone to stomble at, and a rocke of offence, euen (to them) which stomble at the worde being disobedient, vnto the whiche thing they were euen ordeined.
9 But ye are a chosen generacion, ad royall * Priesthode, an holie nacion, a“ peculiar peo∣ple, that ye shulde shew forthe the vertues of hym that hathe called you out of darke∣nes into his marueilous light.
10 * Whiche in time past were not a people, yet (are) now the people of God: whiche in time past were not vnder mercie, but now haue obteined mercie.
11 Derely beloued, I beseche you, as strangers and pilgrems, * absteine from fleshlie Iustes, whiche fight against the soule.
12 * And haue your conuersacion honest amōg the Gentiles, that they which speake euil of you as of euill doers, maye by (your) * good workes whiche they shal se, glorifie God in the day ofe the visitacion.
13 * Submit your selues vnto all“ maner ordi∣nance of man for the Lords sake, whether it be vnto the King, as vnto the superiour.
14 Or vnto gouernours, as vnto them that are sent of him, for the punishmēt of euil doers, and for the praise of them that do wel.
15 For so is the wil of God, that by wel doyng ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men.
16 As fre, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes, but as the seruants of God.
17 Honour all men: * louef brotherlie felow∣ship: feare God: honour the King.
18 * Seruants, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good & courteous but also to theg frowarde.
19 * For this is thanke worthie, if a man forh conscience towarde God endure grief suf∣fering wrongfully.
20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your fautes, ye take it paciently? but and if when ye do wel, ye suffer (wrong) and take it paciently, this is acceptable to God.
21 For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for vs, leauing vs an ensample that ye shulde folowe his steppes.
22 *Who did no sinne; nether was there guile founde in his mouth.
23 Who whē he was reuiled, reuiled not againe when he suffred, he threatened not but com¦mitted it to him that iudgeth righteously.
24 *Who his owne self bare our sinnes is his bodie on the tre, that we being deliuered from sinne, shulde liue in righteousnes: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as shepe going astraye: but are now returned vnto the shepherd and bishope of your soules.
Rom. 6. 4.
Ephes. 4. 23.
Colos. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 8.
Ebr. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
In this their in∣fancie & new cō ming to Christ he willeth them to take hedelest for the pure milke, which is the first beginnings of learning the sin∣cere worde, they be not deceyued by them whiche chop and change it, & giue poyson in stede there of.
Or, the milke of vnderstandynge whiche is with as deceit.
Meaning that God hath appoin ted Christe to be chief and head of his Churche.
Reuel 1. 6.
Isa, 28. 16.
Rom. 9. 33.
The Priests, Do ctors & Anciēts of the people.
Psal. 119. 22.
Mat. 21 42.
Act. 4. 11.
Isa. 8. 14.
Rom. 9. 31.
That is parta∣kers of Christes Priesthode and kingdome.
Or, gotten by 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Exod. 19. 6.
Reuel 5. 10.
Hosea. 2. 23.
Rom. 9. 25.
Galat. 5. 17.
Rom. 13. 14.
Chap. 3. 16.
Mat. 5. 26.
Rom. 13. 1.
Your good con uersacion shalbe as a preparatiue against that day that God: shall shew mercie vn to thē and turne them.
Or, publike go∣uernement.
Chap. 1. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Rom. 12 10,
Ephes. 6. 5.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 thē whi∣che acknowledge one self Father in heauen.
Colos 3. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
2. Cot. 7. 10.
In all obediēce this must before 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eyes, that we obey in the Lord for if anie com∣mande things a∣gainst God, then let vs answer, It is better to obey God then men.
Knowing that God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this charge vpō him.
Isa. 53. 9.
1. Iohn, 3. 2.
Isa. 53. 5.
Mat. 8. 17.