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1 Be ye therfore folowers of God as deare chyldren,
2 and walke ye in loue euen as Christ loued vs, and gaue him selfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrifyce of a swete sauer to God
3 As for fornicacyon and all vnclennes, or coueteousnes let it not be once uamed amonge you, as it be commeth saynctes:
4 or fylthines or folysshe talkynge, or iestinge, which are not comly: but rather geuynge of thankes.
5 For thys ye knowe that no whormonger, ether vncleane person, or coueteous person, (which is a worshypper of ymages) hath eny inheritaunce in the kyngdome of Chryst and of God.
6 Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes. For because of soche thynges commeth the wrath of God, vpon the chyldren of disobedience.
7 Be not ye therfore companyons of them.
8 Ye were somtyme darcknes, but nowe are ye lyght in the Lorde. Walke as children of lyght
9 (For the frute of the sprete consysteth in all goodnes, and ryghtewesnes and trueth.)
10 Searchynge what is acceptable vnto the Lorde.
11 And haue no fellyshyppe with the vnfrutefull workes of darcknes but rather rebuke them.
12 For it is shame euen to name those thynges which are done of them in secrete:
13 but all thynges, when they are brought forthe by the lyght, are manifeste. For whatsoeuer is manifeste, that same is lyght.
14 Wherfore he sayth: awake thou that slepest, and stonde vp from deeth, and Chryst shall geue the lyght.
15 Take hede therfore howe ye walke circumspectly: not as vnwyse, but as wyse men.
16 Wynnynge occasyon, because the dayes are euyll.
17 Wherfore, be ye not vnwyse, but vnderstande what the wyll of the Lorde is,
18 and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse: but be fylled with the sprete,
19 speakynge vnto youre selues in psalmes and hymnes, and spretuall songes, synginge and makyng melodie to the Lorde in youre hertes,
20 gyuynge thankes allwayes for all thynges, vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Chryst,
21 submittynge youre selues one to another in the feare of God.
22 Ye wemen, submit youre selues vnto youre awne husbandes, as vnto the Lorde.
23 For the husbande is the wyues heed, euen as Chryst is the heed of the congregacyon, and the same is he that ministreth saluacion vnto the body.
24 Therfore, as the congregacyon is in subieccyon to Chryst, lykewyse let the wyues also be in subieccyon to theyr husbandes in all thinges.
25 Ye husbandes, loue youre wyues, euen as Chryst also loued the congregacyon, and gaue hym selfe for it,
26 to sanctifye it, and clensed it in the fountayne of water thorow the worde,
27 to make it vnto him selfe a gloryous congregacyon, without spot or wrynckle, or eny soche thynge: but that it shulde be holy, and without blame.
28 So ought men to loue theyr wyues, as their awne bodyes. He that loueth hys wyfe, loueth hym selfe.
29 For no man euer yet hated hys awne flesshe: but noryssheth and cherissheth it, euen as the Lorde doth the congregacyon.
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesshe, and of hys bones.
31 For thys cause shall a man leaue father and mother, & shall be ioyned vnto his wyfe, and of two shalbe made one flesshe.
32 Thys is a greate secrete, but I speake of Chryst and of the congregacyon.
33 Neuerthelesse, do ye so, that euery one loue hys wyfe euen as hym selfe, and let the wyfe reuerence her husbande.
6 1 Chyldren, obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for that is ryght
2 Honoure thy father and mother, (the same is the fyrst commaundement in the promes)
3 that thou mayst prospere, and lyue longe on the erth.
4 Ye fathers moue not youre chyldren to wrath: but brynge them vp thorowe the doctryne and informacyon of the Lorde.
5 Ye seruauntes, obeye them that are youre bodely masters, with feare & tremblynge, euen with the synglenes of youre herte, as vnto Christ:
6 not doynge seruice vnto the eye, as they that go about to please men: but as the seruauntes of Christ, doynge the wyll of God from the herte
7 with good wyll, seruynge the Lorde, and not men.
8 Knowynge thys, that whatsoeuer good thynge eny man doeth, the same shall he receaue agayne of God, whether he be bonde or fre.
9 And ye masters, do euen the same thynges vnto them puttinge awaye threatenynges: Knowynge, that youre master also is in heauen, nether is ther eny respecte of person with hym.
10 Finally my brethren, be stronge thorowe the Lorde and thorowe the power of his myght.
11 Put on all the armoure of God, that ye maye stande agaynst the assautes of the deuyll.
12 For we wrestle not agaynst bloude and flesshe: but agaynst rule, agaynst power, agaynst worldy rulers, euen gouerners of the darcknes of thys worlde, agaynst spretuall craftynes in heauenly thynges.
13 Wherfore take vnto you the whole armoure of God, that ye maye be able to resyste in the euyll daye, and stande perfecte in all thinges.
14 Stande therfore, and youre loynes gyrd with the trueth, hauynge on the brest plate of ryghtewesnes,
15 & hauynge shoes on youre fete, that ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace.
16 Aboue all, take to you the shylde of fayth, wherwith ye maye quenche all the fyrie dartes of the wycked.
17 And take the helmet of saluacyon, and the swearde of the sprete, which is the worde of God.
18 And praye all wayes with all maner of prayer and supplicacyon in the sprete: and watch ther vnto with all instance and supplycacyon for all saynctes
19 and for me, that vtteraunce maye be geuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely, to vtter the secretes of my Gospell
20 (wherof I am messenger in bondes) that therin I maye speake frely, as I ought to speake.
21 But that ye maye also knowe what condicyon I am in, and what I do, Tichicus the deare brother and faythfull mynyster in the Lorde, shall shewe you of all thynges,
22 whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that ye myght knowe what case we stande in, and that he myght comforte youre hertes.
23 Peace be vnto the brethren and loue with fayth, from God the father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryst.
24 Grace be with all them which loue oure Lorde Iesus Chryst syncerely. Amen.