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¶The .xiij. Chapter.

1 Of Obedience to the rulers, who beare not the sworde in vayne. 8 Charitie must measure all our doynges. 11 An exhortation to good lyfe.

[unspec A] 1 LEt euery soule be sub∣iect vnto the hyer po∣wers: For * 1.1 there is no power but of god. The powers that be, are or∣deyned of God.

2 Whosoeuer therfore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordi∣naunce of God: And they that resist, shall receaue to thē selues dampnation.

3 For rulers are not fearefull to good workes, but to the euyll. Wylt thou not feare the power? Do well, and thou shalt haue prayse of the same.

[unspec B] 4 For he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But yf thou do euyll, feare: For he beareth not the sworde in vayne, for he is the minister of God, reuenger of wrath on hym that doth euyll.

5 Wherfore, ye must needes be subiect, not only for feare of punishment: but also because of (a) 1.2 conscience.

6 And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, seruyng for the same purpose. ☜

7 Geue to euery man therfore his dutie, * 1.3tribute to whom tribute, custome to whom custome, feare to whom feare, honour to whom honour [belongeth.]☜

8 Owe nothyng to no man, but to loue one another: (For he that loueth ano∣ther, hath fulfylled the lawe.

9 For this: * 1.4 Thou shalt not commit ad∣••••••••e, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false wit∣nesse, thou shalt not lust: and yf there be any other commaundement, it is com∣prehended in this saying: Namelye, * 1.5Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

10 Charitie worketh no yll to his neygh∣bour, therfore the fulfyllyng of the lawe is charitie.) ☜

11 ☞ And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation (b) 1.6 nearer, then when we beleued.

12 The nyght is passed, the day is come nye. Let vs therfore caste away the deedes of darknesse, & let vs put on the armour of lyght.

13 Let vs walke honestly as in the day, * 1.7 not in riotyng & dronkennesse, neither in chaumberyng & wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying.

14 But put ye on y^e Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes [therof.]

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sapi. vi a. Iohn. iii. d.
• (a) 1.2

  For we are bounde in conscience by the worde of God, to obey the hygher powers, and in disobeyng we shoulde hurt the con∣sciences of o∣thers, tho∣rowe our euill example.
• * 1.3

  Mat. xvii c.
• * 1.4

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• * 1.5

  Le••••t xix. d Mat. xxi. d. Mark. xii. c Galath. v. b. Iames. ii. b.
• (b) 1.6

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 ther we go▪ the nea•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 we to the end. Nowe there¦fore our per¦fect & full sal¦uatiō, is nerer vnto vs, then when we be∣gan first to beleue.
• * 1.7

  Luk. xxi f. Eccle. 31. c. and 38. d.