The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

by who we have awaye in thorow fayth vnto this grace wherin we stonde and reioyce in hope of the prayse that shalbe geven of God.

Nether do we so only: but also we reioyce in tribulacion. For we know that tribulacion bringeth pacience

pacience bringeth experience experience bringeth hope.

And hope maketh not ashamed for the love of God is sheed abrod in oure hertes by the holy goost which is geven vnto vs.

For when we were yet weake accordynge to the tyme: Christ dyed for vs which were vngodly.

Yet scace will eny man dye for a rightewes man. Paraventure for a good man durst a man dye.

But God setteth out his love that he hath to vs seinge that whyll we were yet synners Christ dyed for vs.

Moche more then now (seynge we are iustifyed in his bloud) shall we be saved from wrath thorow him.

For yf when we were enemyes we were reconciled to God by the deeth of his sonne: moche more seinge we are reconciled we shal be preservid by his lyfe.

Not only so but we also ioye in God by the meanes of oure Lorde Iesus Christ by whom we have receavyd the attonment.

Wherfore as by one man synne entred into the worlde and deeth by the meanes of synne. And so deeth went over all men in somoche that all men synned.

For even vnto the tyme of the lawe was synne in the worlde: but synne was not regarded as longe as ther was no lawe:

neverthelesse deeth rayned from Adam to Moses even over them also that synned not with lyke transgression as dyd Adam: which is the similitude of him that is to come.

But the gyfte is not lyke as the synne. For yf thorow the synne of one many be deed: moche more plenteous vpon many was the grace of God and gyfte by grace: which grace was geven by one man Iesus Christ.

And the gifte is not over one synne as deeth cam thorow one synne of one that synned. For damnacion cam of one synne vnto condemnacion: but the gyft cam to iustify from many synnes.

For yf by the synne of one deeth raigned by the meanes of one moche more shall they which receave aboundance of grace and of the gyfte of rightewesnes raygne in lyfe by the meanes of one (that is to saye) Iesus Christ.

Lykewyse then as by the synne of one condemnacion cam on all men: even so by the iustifyinge of one cometh the rightewesnes that bringeth lyfe vpo all men.

For as by one mannes disobediece many be cam synners: so by the obediece of one shall many be made righteous.

But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in that synne shuld encreace. Neverthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of grace.

That as synne had raigned vnto deeth even so might grace raygne thorow rightewesnes vnto eternall lyfe by the helpe of Iesu Christ.

What shall we saye then? Shall we continue in synne that there maye be aboundaunce of grace?

God forbyd. How shall we that are deed as touchynge synne live eny lenger therin?

Remember ye not that all we which are baptysed in the name of Iesu Christ are baptysed to dye with him?

We are buryed with him by baptism for to dye that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from deeth by the glorye of the father: even so we also shuld walke in a newe lyfe.

For yf we be graft in deeth lyke vnto him: even so must we be in the resurreccion.

This we must remember that oure olde man is crucified with him also that the body of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that hence forth we shuld not be servauntes of synne.

For he that is deed ys iustified from synne.

Wherfore yf we be deed with Christ we beleve that we shall live with him:

remembringe that Christ once raysed from deeth dyeth no more. Deeth hath no moare power over him.

For as touchynge that he dyed he dyed concernynge synne once. And as touchinge that he liveth he liveth vnto God.

Lykewyse ymagen ye also that ye are deed concernynge synne: but are alive vnto God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde.

Let not synne raygne therfore in youre mortall bodyes that ye shuld thervnto obey in the lustes of it.

Nether geve ye youre members as instrumentes of vnrightewesnes vnto synne: but geve youre selves vnto God as they that are alive from deeth. And geve youre membres as iustrumetes of rightewesnes vnto God.

Let not synne have power over you. For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace.

What then? Shall we synne because we are not vnder the lawe: but vnder grace? God forbyd.

Remember ye not how that to whom soever ye comit youre selves as servautes to obey his servauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of synne vnto deeth or of obedience vnto rightewesnes?

God be thanked that though ye were once the servauntes of synne ye have yet obeyed with herte vnto the forme of doctryne wher vnto ye were delyvered.

Ye are then made fre from synne and are be come the servauntes of rightewesnes.

I will speake grossly because of the infirmitie of youre flesshe. As ye have geve youre membres servauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie vnto iniquitie: even so nowe geve youre membres servantes vnto rightewesnes that ye maye be sanctified.

For when ye were the servauntes of synne ye were not vnder rightewesnes.

What frute had ye then in tho thinges wher of ye are now ashamed. For the ende of tho thynges is deeth.

But now are ye delivered from synne and made the servauntes of God and have youre frute that ye shuld be sanctifyed and the ende everlastinge lyfe.

For the rewarde of synne is deeth: but eternall lyfe is the gyfte of God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde.

Remember ye not brethren (I speake to them that know the lawe) how that the lawe hath power over a man as longe as it endureth?

For the woman which is in subieccion to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liveth. Yf the man be deed she is lowsed from the lawe of the man.

So then yf whill the man liveth she couple her selfe with another man she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker. But yf the man be deed she is fre from the lawe: so that she is no wedlocke breaker though she couple her selfe with another man.

Even so ye my brethren are deed concerninge the lawe by the body of Christ that ye shuld be coupled to another (I meane to him that is rysen agayne from deeth) that we shuld bringe forth frute vnto God.

For when we were in the flesshe the lustes of synne which were stered vppe by the lawe raygned in oure membres to bringe forth frute vnto deeth.

But now are we delivered from the lawe and deed from that whervnto we werein bondage that we shuld serve in a newe conversacion of the sprete and not in the olde conversacion of the letter.

What shall we saye then? is the lawe synne? God forbid: but I knewe not what synne meant but by the lawe. For I had not knowne what lust had meant excepte the lawe had sayde thou shalt not lust.

But synne toke an occasion by the meanes of the commaundement and wrought in me all manner of concupiscece. For with out the lawe synne was deed.

I once lived with out lawe. But when the commaundement came synne revyved and I was deed.

And the very same comaundement which was ordeyned vnto lyfe was founde to be vnto me an occasion of deeth.

For synne toke occasion by the meanes of the comaundement and so disceaved me and by the selfe commaundement slewe me.

Wherfore the lawe is holy and the commaundement holy iust and good.

Was that then which is good made deeth vnto me? God forbyd. Naye synne was deeth vnto me that it myght appere how that synne by the meanes of that which is good had wrought deeth in me: that synne which is vnder the commandement myght be out of measure synfull.

For we knowe that the lawe is spirituall: but I am carnall solde vnder synne

because I wote not what I doo. For what I wold that do I not: but what I hate that do I.

Yf I do now that which I wolde not I graute to the lawe that it is good.

So then nowe it is not I that do it but synne that dwelleth in me.

For I knowe that in me (that is to saye in my flesshe) dwelleth no good thinge. To will is present with me: but I fynde no meanes to performe that which is good.

For I doo not that good thinge which I wold: but that evill do I which I wolde not.

Finally yf I do that I wolde not then is it not I that doo it but synne that dwelleth in me doeth it.

I fynde then by the lawe that when I wolde do good evyll is present with me.

I delite in the lawe of God concerninge the inner man.

But I se another lawe in my membres rebellinge agaynst the lawe of my mynde and subduynge me vnto the lawe of synne which is in my membres.

O wretched man that I am: who shall delyver me from this body of deeth?

I thanke God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde. So then I my silfe in my mynde serve the lawe of God and in my flesshe the lawe of synne.

Ther is then no damnacion to them which are in Christ Iesu which walke not after the flesshe: but after the sprete.

For the lawe of the sprete that bringeth life thorowe Iesus Christ hath delivered me from the lawe of synne and deeth.

For what the lawe coulde not doo in as moche it was weake because of the flesshe: that performed God and sent his sonne in the similitude of synfull flesshe and by synne daned synne in the flesshe:

that the rightewesnes requyred of the lawe myght be fulfilled in vs which walke not after the flesshe but after the sprete.

For they that are carnall are carnally mynded. But they that are spirituall are gostly mynded.

To be carnally mynded is deeth. But to be spiritually mynded is lyfe and peace.

Because that the flesshly mynde is emnyte agaynst God: for it is not obedient to the lawe of God nether can be.

So then they that are geven to the flesshe cannot please God.

But ye are not geven to the flesshe but to the sprete: yf so be that the sprite of God dwell in you. If ther be eny man that hath not the sprite of Christ the same is none of his.

Yf Christ be in you the body is deed because of synne: but the sprite is lyfe for rightewesnes sake.

Wherfore if the sprite of him that raysed vppe Iesus from deeth dwell in you: even he that raysed vp Christ from deeth shall quycken youre mortall bodyes because that this sprite dwelleth in you.

Therfore brethren we are nowe detters not to the flesshe to live after the flesshe.

For if ye live after the flesshe ye must dye. But yf ye mortifie the dedes of the body by the helpe of the sprite ye shall lyve.

For as many as are led by the sprete of God: they are the sonnes of god.

For ye have not receaved the sprete of bondage to feare eny moare but ye have receaved the sprite of adopcion wherby we crye Abba father.

The same sprete certifieth oure sprete that we are the sonnes of God.

Yf we be sonnes we are also heyres the heyres I meane of God and heyres anexed with Christ: if so be that we suffer togedder that we maye be glorified to gedder.

For I suppose that the affliccions of this lyfe are not worthy of the glory which shalbe shewed vpon vs.

Also the fervent desyre of the creatures abideth lokynge when the sonnes of God shall appere

because the creatures are subdued to vanyte agaynst their will: but for his will which subdueth them in hope.

For the very creatures shalbe delivered from the bondage of corrupcion into the glorious lybertie of the sonnes of God.

For we knowe that every creature groneth with vs also and travayleth in payne even vnto this tyme.

Not they only but even we also which have the fyrst frutes of the sprite morne in oureselves and wayte for the (adopcio) and loke for the delivraunce of oure bodyes.

For we are savyd by hope. But hope that is sene is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seyth?

But and yf we hope for that we se not then do we with pacience abyde for it.

Lyke wyse the sprite also helpeth oure infirmities. For we knowe not what to desyre as we ought: but the sprete maketh intercession mightely for vs with gronynges which cannot be expressid with tonge.

And he that searcheth the hertes knoweth what is the meaninge of the sprite: for he maketh intercession for the sayntes accordinge to the pleasure of god.

For we knowe that all thinges worke for the best vnto them that love God which also are called of purpose.

For those which he knewe before he also ordeyned before that they shuld be lyke fassioned vnto the shape of his sonne that he myght be the fyrst begotten sonne amonge many brethren.

Morover which he apoynted before them he also called. And which he called them also he iustified which he iustified them he also glorified.

What shall we then saye vnto these thinges? yf god be on oure syde: who can be agaynst vs?

which spared not his awne sonne but gave him for vs all: how shall he not with him geve vs all thinges also?