Request for Prayer 1Fvrthermore brethren praye for vs, that the worde of God maye haue fre passage and be glorified as it is with you, 2and that we maye be delyuered from vnreasonable and euell me. For faith is not euery mas. 3But the LORDE is faithfull, which shal stablyshe you and kepe you from euell. 4We haue confidence in the LORDE to you warde, that ye both do and wyll do that which we comaunde you. 5The LORDE gyde youre hertes vnto the loue of God and pacience of Christ. A Warning against Idleness 6But we requyre you brethren, in the name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe youre selues from euery brother that walketh inordinatly, and not after the institucion which he receaued of vs. 7For ye yor selues knowe, how ye oughte to folowe vs: for we behaued not oure selues inordinatly amonge you, 8nether toke we bred of eny man for naughte but wrought wt laboure and trauayle night and daye, lest we shulde be chargeable to eny of you. 9Not but that we had auctorite, but to geue oure selues for an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. 10And whan we were wt you, this we warned you of, that yf there were eny which wolde not worke, ye same shulde not eate. 11For we heare saye, that there are some which walke amonge you inordinatly, and worke not at all, but are busy bodies. 12But them that are soche, we commaunde and exhorte by oure LORDE Iesus Christ, that they worke with quyetnes, and eate their awne bred. 13Neuertheles brethren, be not ye weery of well doynge. 14But yf eny man obey not oure sayenges, sende vs worde of him by a letter, and haue nothinge to do with him, yt he maye be ashamed. 15Yet counte him not as an enemye, but warne him as a brother. Signature and Final Greetings 16The very LORDE of peace geue you peace allwayes by all meanes. The LORDE be with you all. 17The salutacion of me Paul with myne awne hande: This is the token in all epistles, So I wryte, 18The grace of oure LORDE Iesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
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