Request for Prayer 1Furthermore brethren praye for vs yt the worde of god maye have fre passage and be gloryfied as it is with you: 2and that we maye be delivered from vnresonable and evyll men. For all men ha ve not fayth: 3but the lorde is faythfull which shall stablysshe you and kepe you from evyll. 4Wehave confidence thorow the lorde to you warde that ye both do and will do that which we comaude you. 5And ye lorde gyde youre hertes vnto ye love of God and paciece of Christ. A Warning against Idleness 6We requyre you brethren in the name of oure lorde Iesu Christ yt ye with drawe youre selves from every brother that walketh inordinatly and not after the institucio which ye receaved of vs. 7Ye youre selves knowe how ye ought to folowe vs. For we behaved not oure selves inordinatly amonge you. 8Nether toke we breed of eny ma for nought: but wrought with laboure and travayle nyght and daye because we wolde not be grevous to eny of you: 9not but that we had auctoritie: but to make oure selves an insample vnto you to folowe vs. 10For when we were with you this we warned you of yt yf ther were eny which wolde not worke that ye same shuld not eate. 11We have hearde saye no doute that ther are some which walke amonge you inordinatly and worke not at all but are besy bodies. 12Them that are soche we commaunde and exhorte by oure lorde Iesu Christ that they worke with quyetnes and eate their awne breed. 13Brethren be not wery in well doynge. 14Yf eny man obey not oure sayinges sende vs worde of him by a letter: and have no copanie with him that he maye be ashamed. 15And count him not as an enemy: but warne him as a brother. Signature and Final Greetings 16The very lorde of peace geve you peace all wayes by all meanes. The lorde be with you all. 17The salutacion of me Paul with myne awne honde. This is the token in all pistles. So I write. 18The grace of oure lorde Iesus Christ be with you all Amen. |
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