Unity in the Body
(Psalm 133:1–3; 1 Corinthians 1:10–17)

1I therefore, being prisoner in the Lorde, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called, 2With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue, 3Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation. 5There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme, 6One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.

7But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, & gaue gifts vnto men.

9(Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth? 10Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things) 11Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers, 12For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ, 13Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ, 14That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue. 15But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ. 16By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.

New Life in Christ
(Colossians 3:1–17)

17This I say therefore and testifie in the Lorde, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde, 18Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorace that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart: 19Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse. 20But yee haue not so learned Christ, 21If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus, 22That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes, 23And be renued in the spirit of your minde, 24And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.

25Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath, 27Neither giue place to the deuill. 28Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth. 29Let no corrupt comunicatio proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers. 30And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemptio 31Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse. 32Be ye courteous one to another, & tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.