The first Chapter.
4 Forasmuch as the power of God hath geuen them all thynges parteyning vnto lyfe, he exhorteth them to flee the corruptiō of worldly lustes, 10 to make their callyng sure with good workes and fruites of fayth. 14 He maketh mention of his owne death, 17 declaryng the Lorde Iesus to be the true sonne of God, as he him selfe had seene vp∣vpon the mount.
[unspec A] 1 SImon Peter, a seruaunt and an Apostle of Iesus Christe, to them which haue obtei∣ned lyke precious faith with vs, tho∣rowe the ryghte∣ousnes of our god and sauiour Iesus Christe:
2 * 1.1Grace and peace be multiplied vnto you, through the knowledge of God, and of Iesus our Lorde:
3 Accordyng as his godly power hath geuen vnto vs all thynges that parteine vnto lyfe and godlynesse, (a) 1.2 through the knowledge of hym that hath called vs vnto glorie and vertue:
4 By the which are geuen vnto vs excel∣lent and most great promises, that by the meanes thereof, ye might be * 1.3parta∣kers of the godly nature, yf ye flee the corruption of worldly lust.
[unspec B] 5 And herevnto geue all diligence: in your fayth minister vertue, in vertue knowledge,
6 * 1.4In knowledge temperaunce, in tem∣peraunce pacience, in pacience godly∣nesse,
7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue.
8 For yf these thynges be among you, and be plenteous, they wyll make you that ye neither shalbe idle nor vnfruite∣full in the knowledge of our Lorde Ie∣sus Christe.
9 But he that lacketh these thynges, is blynde, and can not see farre of, & hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.
10 Wherfore brethren, geue the more dili∣gence for to make your callyng and elec∣tion [unspec C] (b) 1.5sure: For yf ye do such thynges, ye shall neuer fall.
11 Yea, and by this meanes an entryng in shalbe ministred vnto you aboūdant∣lye, into the euerlastyng kyngdome of our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christe.
12 Wherfore I wyll not be negligent to put you alwayes in remembraunce of suche thynges, though ye knowe them your selues, and be stablysshed in the present trueth.
13 Notwithstandyng I thynke it meete, as long as I am in this * 1.6tabernacle, to stirre you vp by puttyng you in remem∣braunce:
14 Forasmuch as I am sure that shortly I must put of this my tabernacle, * 1.7 euen as our Lorde Iesus Christe shewed me.
15 I wyll euer also geue my diligence yt ye may haue wherwith to stirre vp the re∣membraunce of these thynges after my departyng.
16 ☞For we haue not folowed deceitfull fables, when we opened vnto you the power and commyng of our Lorde Ie∣sus Christe, but * 1.8 with our eyes we sawe his maiestie:
17 Euen then veryly when he receaued [unspec D] of God the father honour and glorie, & when there came suche a voyce to hym from the excellent glorie: * 1.9This is my deare beloued sonne in whom I delyte.
18 This voyce we heard come from hea∣uen, when we were with him in the ho∣lye mount.