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OF the ministrynge to ye saynctes / it is but superfluous for me to write vnto [ A] you: for I knowe youre redynes of mī¦de / wherof I bost my silfe vnto them of Ma∣cedonia / & saye that Achaia was prepared a ye are a goo / and youre ferventnes hath provo∣ked many. Neverthelesse yet have I sent these
brethren / lest oure reioysynge over you shuld be in vayne in this behalfe / and that ye (as I have sayd) preparare youre selues / lest paravē¦ture yf they of Macedonia come with me & fynde you vn prepared / the boost that I ma∣de in this matter / shuld be a shame to vs: I sa¦ye not vnto you.
Wherfore I thought it necessary to exhor¦te [ B] the brethren / to come before hōde vnto you forto prepare youre good blessynge promysed afore / that it myght be redy: so yt it be a bles∣synge / and not a defraudynge. ✚ This yet re¦member / howe that he which soweth lytell / shall reepe lytell: & he yt soweth plenteously shall reepe plenteously. And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his her¦te / not* 1.1 groudgyngly / or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever.
God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in all thynges havynge sufficiēt vn∣to [ C] * 1.2 the vttmoste / maye be ryche vnto all man∣ner good workes / as it is written: He yt spar∣sed abroade and hath geven to the povre / his rightewesnes remayneth for ever. He yt fyn∣deth the sower seed / shall minister breed for fo¦de / and shall multiplie youre seed and increa∣ce the frutes of youre rightewesnes ✚ that on all parties / ye maye bemade ryche in all syn¦glenes / which causeth thorowe vs / thankes gevynge vnto god.
For the office of this ministracion / not on∣ly [ D] supplieth the nede of the sayntes: but also is aboundaunt herein / that for this laudable
ministrynge / thankes myght be geven to god of many / whiche prayse god for the obedience of youre professynge ye gospell of Christ / and for youre synglenes in distributynge to them and to all mē: and in their prayers to God for you / longe after you / for the aboundaunt gra∣ce of God geven vnto you. Thankes be vnto God for his vn speakeable gyft.
eccle. xxxv.
psal. cx••