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And to you which are troubled, rest with vs, when the Lord Iesus shall shewe himselfe from heauen with his mightie Angels,

In flaming fire, rendring vengeance vnto them, that doe not know God, and which obey not vnto the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ,

Which shall be punished with euerlasting perdition, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,

When he shall come to be glorified in his Saints, and to be made marueilous in all them that beleeue (because our testimonie toward you was beleeued) in that day.

Wherefore, we also pray alwayes for you, that our God may make you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodnes, and the worke of faith with power,

That the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God, and of the Lord Iesus Christ.

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, and by our assembling vnto him,

That ye be not suddenly mooued from your minde, nor troubled neither by spirit, nor by worde, nor by letter, as it were from vs, as though the day of Christ were at hand.

Let no man deceiue you by any meanes: for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first, and that that man of sinne be disclosed, euen the sonne of perdition,

Which is an aduersarie, and exalteth him selfe against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he doeth sit as God in the Temple of God, shewing him selfe that he is God.

Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I tolde you these things?

And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth that he might be reueiled in his time.

For the mysterie of iniquitie doeth already worke: onely he which nowe withholdeth, shall let till he be taken out of the way.

And then shall that wicked man be reueiled, whome the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth, and shall abolish with the brightnes of his comming,

Euen him whose comming is by the effectuall working of Satan, with all power, and signes, and lying wonders,

And in al deceiuablenes of vnrighteousnes, among them that perish, because they receiued not the loue of the trueth, that they might be saued.

And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should beleeue lies,

That all they might be damned which beleeued not the trueth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes.

But we ought to giue thankes alway to God for you, brethren beloued of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to saluation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and the faith of trueth,

Whereunto he called you by our Gospel, to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keepe the instructions, which ye haue bene taught, either by worde, or by our Epistle.

Now the same Iesus Christ our Lord; and our God euen the Father which hath loued vs, and hath giuen vs euerlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in euery word and good worke.

Furthermore, brethren, pray for vs, that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified, euen as it is with you,

And that we may be deliuered from vnreasonable and euill men: for all men haue not fayth.

But the Lord is faithfull, which wil stablish you, and keepe you from euill.

And we are perswaded of you through the Lord, that ye both doe, and will doe the things which we warne you of.

And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.

We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.

For ye your selues know, how ye ought to follow vs: for we behaued not our selues inordinately among you,

Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.

Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate.

For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies.

Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.

And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

If any man obey not this our saying in this letter, note him, and haue no company with him, that he may be ashamed:

Yet count him not as an enemie, but admonish him as a brother.

Now the Lord himselfe of peace giue you peace alwayes by all meanes. The Lord be with you all.

The salutation of me Paul, with mine owne hand, which is ye token in euery Epistle: so I write,

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. ‘The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.’

Pavl an Apostle of Iesvs Christ, by the commandement of God our Sauiour, and of our Lord Iesus Christ our hope,

Vnto Timotheus my naturall sonne in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and from Christ Iesus our Lord.

As I besought thee to abide still in Ephesus, when I departed into Macedonia, so doe, that thou mayest warne some, that they teach none other doctrine,

Neither that they giue heede to fables and genealogies which are endles, which breede questions rather then godly edifying which is by fayth.

For the end of the commandement is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.

From the which things some haue erred, and haue turned vnto vaine iangling.

They would be doctours of the Law, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, neither whereof they affirme.

And we knowe, that the Law is good, if a man vse it lawfully,

Knowing this, that the Lawe is not giuen vnto a righteous man, but vnto the lawles and disobedient, to the vngodly, and to sinners, to the vnholy, and to the prophane, to murtherers of fathers and mothers, to manslayers,

To whoremongers, to buggerers, to menstealers, to lyers, to the periured, and if there be any other thing, that is contrary to wholesome doctrine,

Which is according to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God, which is committed vnto me.

Therefore I thanke him, which hath made me strong, that is, Christ Iesus our Lord: for he counted me faithfull, and put me in his seruice:

When before I was a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and an oppresser: but I was receiued to mercie: for I did it ignorantly through vnbeliefe.

But the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and loue, which is in Christ Iesus.

This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthy to be receiued, that Christ Iesus came into the worlde to saue sinners, of whom I am chiefe.

Notwithstanding, for this cause was I receiued to mercie, that Iesus Christ should first shewe on me all long suffering vnto the ensample of them, which shall in time to come beleeue in him vnto eternall life.

Nowe vnto the King euerlasting, immortall, inuisible, vnto God onely wise, be honour and glorie, for euer, and euer, Amen.

This commandement commit I vnto thee, sonne Timotheus, according to the prophecies, which went before vpon thee, that thou by them shouldest fight a good fight,

Hauing faith and a good conscience, which some haue put away, and as concerning faith, haue made shipwracke.

Of whom is Hymeneus, and Alexander, whom I haue deliuered vnto Satan, that they might learne not to blaspheme.

I Exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made for all men,

For Kings, and for all that are in authoritie, that we may leade a quiet and a peaceable life, in all godlinesse and honestie.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

Who will that all men shalbe saued, and come vnto the acknowledging of the trueth.

For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,

Who gaue himselfe a ransome for all men, to be that testimonie in due time,

Whereunto I am ordeined a preacher and an Apostle (I speake the trueth in Christ, and lie not) euen a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and veritie.

I will therefore that the men pray, euery where lifting vp pure hands without wrath, or douting.

Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

For Adam was first formed, then Eue.

And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman was deceiued, and was in the transgression.

Notwithstanding, through bearing of children she shalbe saued if they continue in faith, and loue, and holines with modestie.

This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.

For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?

He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.

He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.

Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,

Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.

And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.

Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.

For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.

These things write I vnto thee, trusting to come very shortly vnto thee.

But if I tary long, that thou maist yet know, how thou oughtest to behaue thy self in ye house of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, the pillar and ground of trueth.

And without controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse, which is, God is manifested in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, and receiued vp in glorie.

Now the Spirit speaketh euidently, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall giue heede vnto spirits of errour, and doctrines of deuils,

Which speake lies through hypocrisie, and haue their cosciences burned with an hote yron,

Forbidding to marrie, and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth.

For euery creature of God is good, and nothing ought to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing.

For it is sanctified by the worde of God, and prayer.

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, which hast bene nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, which thou hast continually followed.

But cast away prophane, and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe vnto godlinesse.

For bodily exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, which hath the promise of the life present, and of that that is to come.