The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

why shall not the ministracion of the sprete be moche more glorious?

For if the ministringe of condempnacion be glorious: moche more do the the ministracion of rightewesnes excede in glory.

For no dout that which was there glorified is not once glorified in respecte of this excedynge glory.

Then if that which is destroyed was glorious moche more shall that which remayneth be glorious.

Seynge then that we have soche trust we vse gret boldnes

and do not as Moses which put a vayle over his face that the children of Israel shuld not se for what purpose that served which is put awaye.

But their myndes were blinded. For untill this daye remayneth the same coveringe vntake awaye in the olde testament when they reade it which in Christ is put awaye.

But even vnto this daye when Moses is redde the vayle hangeth before their hertes.

Neverthelesse when they tourne to the Lorde the vayle shalbe taken awaye.

The Lorde no dout is a sprete. And where the sprete of the Lorde is there is libertie.

But we all beholde the glorye of the Lorde with his face open and are chaunged vnto the same similitude from glory to glory even of the sprite of the Lorde.

Therfore seinge that we have soche an office even as mercy is come on vs we faynte not:

but have cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie and walke not in craftines nether corrupte we the worde of God: but walke in open trueth and reporte oure selves to every mannes conscience in the sight of God.

Yf oure Gospell be yet hyd it is hid amonge them that are lost

in whom the god of this worlde hath blynded the myndes of them which beleve not lest the light of the glorious gospell of Christ which is the ymage of god shuld shyne vnto them.

For we preache not oure selves but Christ Iesus to be the Lorde and oure selves youre servautes for Iesus sake.

For it is God that commauded the light to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to geve the light of the knowledge of the glorie of God in the face of Iesus Christ.

But we have this treasure in erthe vessels that the excellent power of it myght appere to be of God and not of vs.

We are troubled on every side yet are we not with out shyft. We are in povertie: but not vtterly without somwhat.

We are persecuted: but are not forsake. We are cast doune: neverthelesse we perisshe not.

And we all wayes beare in oure bodyes the dyinge of the Lorde Iesus that the lyfe of Iesu myght appere in oure bodyes.

For we which live are alwayes delyvered vnto deeth for Iesus sake that the lyfe also of Iesu myght appere in oure mortall flesshe.

So then deeth worketh in vs and lyfe in you.

Seynge then that we have the same sprete of fayth accordinge as it is written: I beleved and therfore have I spoken. We also beleve and therfore speake.

For we knowe that he which raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vs also by the meanes of Iesus and shall seet vs with you.

For all thinges do I for youre sakes that the plenteous grace by thankes geve of many maye redounde to the prayse of god.

Wherfore we are not weried but though oure vttward man perisshe yet the inwarde man is renewed daye by daye.

For oure excedinge tribulacion which is momentany and light prepareth an excedinge and an eternall wayght of glorye vnto vs

whill we loke not on the thynges which are sene but on the thynges which are not sene. For thinges which are sene are temporall: but thynges which are not sene are eternall

We knowe suerly yf oure erthy mancion wherin we now dwell were destroyed that we have a bildinge ordeyned of god an habitacion not made with hondes but eternall in heven.

And herefore sigh we desyringe to be clothed with oure mansion which is from heven:

so yet if that we be founde clothed and not naked.

For as longe as we are in this tabernacle we sigh and are greved for we wold not be vnclothed but wolde be clothed apon that mortalite myght be swalowed vp of lyfe.

He that hath ordeyned vs for this thynge ys god which very same hath geven vnto vs the ernest of the sprete.

Therfore we are alwaye of good chere and knowe well that as longe as we are at home in the body we are absent from God.

For we walke in fayth and se not.

Neverthelesse we are of good comforte and had lever to be absent from the body and to be present with the lorde.

Wherfore whether we be at home or from home we endeuoure oure selves to please him.

For we must all appere before the iudgement seate of Christ that every man maye receave the workes of his body accordynge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad?

Seynge then that we knowe how the lorde is to be feared we fare fayre with men. For we are knowen wel ynough vnto God. I trust also that we are knowen in youre consciences.

We prayse not oure selves agayne vnto you but geve you an occasion to reioyce of vs that ye maye have some what agaynst the whych reioyce in the face and not in the hert.

For yf we be to fervent to God are we to fervent. Yf we kepe measure for youre cause kepe we measure.

For the love of Christ costrayneth vs be cause we thus iudge yf one be deed for all that then are all deed

and that he dyed for all that they which live shuld not hence forth live vnto them selves but vnto hym whith died for them and rose agayne.

Wherfore henceforth knowe we no man after the flesshe. In somoche though we have knowe Christ after the flesshe now hence forthe knowe we hym so no more.

Therfore yf eny man be in Christ he is a newe creature. Olde thynges are passed awaye beholde all thinges are be come newe.

Neverthelesse all thinges are of god which hath reconciled vs vnto him sylfe by Iesus Christ and hath geven vnto vs the office to preach the atonement.

For god was in Christ and made agrement bitwene the worlde and hym sylfe and imputed not their synnes vnto them: and hath committed to vs the preachynge of the atonment.

Now then are we messengers in the roume of Christ: even as though God did beseche you thorow vs: So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be atone with God:

for he hath made him to be synne for vs which knewe no synne that we by his meanes shuld be that rightewesnes which before God is aloved.

We as helpers therfore exhorte you that ye receave not the grace of god in (vayne)

For he saith: I have hearde the in a tyme accepted: and in the daye of saluacion have I suckered the. Beholde now is that well accepted tyme: beholde now is that daye of saluacion.

Let vs geve no man occasion of evyll that in oure office be founde no faute:

but in all thynges let vs behave oure selves as the ministers of God. In moche pacience in affliccions in necessite in anguysshe

in strypes in presonmet in stryfe in laboure in watchinge in fastyng

in purenes in knowledge in longe sufferynge in kyndnes in the holy goost in love vnfayned

in the wordes of trueth in the power of God by the armoure of rightewesnes on the right honde and on the lyfte

in honoure and dishonoure in evyll reporte and good reporte as desceauers and yet true

as unknowen and yet knowen: as dyinge and beholde we yet live: as chastened and not killed:

as sorowynge and yet alwaye mery: as poore and yet make many ryche: as havynge nothynge and yet possessynge all thynges.

O ye Corinthyans oure mouth is open vnto you. Oure herte is made large:

ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a strayte in youre awne bowelles:

I promyse you lyke rewarde with me as to my childre. Set youreselues therfore at large

and beare not a straugers yoke wyth the vnbelevers. For what fellishippe hath rightewesnes with vnrightewesnes? What company hath light with darcknes?

What concorde hath Christ with beliall? Ether what parte hath he that beleveth with an infidele?

how agreeth the temple of god with ymages? And ye are the temple of that lyuynge god as sayde god. I will dwell amonge the and walke amonge the and wilbe their god: and they shalbe my people.

Wherfore come out from amonge the and separate youreselues (sayth the lorde) and touche none vncleane thynge: so wyll I receave you

and wilbe a father vnto you and ye shalbe vnto me sonnes and doughters sayth the lorde almyghty.

Seynge that we have soche promeses derely beloved let vs clense oure selves from all fylthynes of the flesshe and sprete and growe vp to full holynes in the feare of God.

Vnderstonde vs. we have hurte no man: we have corrupte no man: we have defrauded no man.

I speake not this to condempne you: for I have shewed you before that ye are in oure hertes to dye and live with you. I am very bolde over you and reioyce greatly in you.

I am filled with comforte and am excadinge ioyouse in all oure tribulacions.

For when we were come into Macedonia oure flesshe had no rest but we were troubled on every syde. Outwarde was fightynge inwarde was feare.

Neverthelesse God that comfortith the abiecte comforted vs at the commynge of Titus.

And not with his commynge only: but also with the consolacion wherwith he was comforted of you. For he tolde vs youre desyre youre mornynge youre fervent mynde to me warde: so that I now reioyce the more.

Wherfore though I made you sory with a letter I repent not: though I did repent. For I perceave that the same pistle made you sory though it were but for a ceason.

But I now reioyce not that ye were sory but that ye so sorowed that ye repented. For ye sorowed godly: so that in nothynge ye were hurte by vs.

For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto salvacion not to be repented of: when worldly sorow causeth deeth.

Beholde what diligence this godly sorowe that ye toke hath wrought in you: yee it caused you to cleare youre selves. It caused indignacion it caused feare that caused desyre it caused a fervent mynde it caused punysshment. For in all thynges ye have shewed youreselues that ye were cleare in that matter.

Wherfore though I wrote vnto you I did it not for his cause that did hurte nether for his cause that was hurte: but that oure good mynde whych we have towarde you in the sight of god myght appere vnto you.

Therfore we are comforted because ye are comforted: yee and excedyngly the moare ioyed we for the ioye that Titus had: because his sprete was refresshed of you all.

I am therfor, not now ashamed though I bosted my sylfe to hym of you. For as all thynges which I preached vnto you are true even so is oure bostynge that I bosted my silfe to Titus with all founde true.

And now is his inwarde affection more aboundant towarde you when he remembreth the obedience of every one of you: how with feare and trymblynge ye receaved hym.

I reioyce that I maye be bolde over you in all thynges.

I do you to wit brethren of the grace of god which is geven in the congregacions of Macedonia

how that the aboundaunce of their reioysing is that they are tried with moche tribulacion. And therto though they were excedinge poore yet haue they geue excedinge richly and that in singlenesse.

For to their powers (I beare recorde) yee and beyonde their power they were willynge of their owne accorde

and prayed vs with great instaunce that we wolde receave their benefite and suffre them to be parttakers with other in ministrynge to the saynctes.

And this they did not as we loked for: but gave their awne selves fyrst to the lorde and after vnto vs by the will of God:

so that we coulde not but desyre Titus to acomplysshe the same benivolence amonge you also even as he had begonne.

Now therfore as ye are ryche in all parties in fayth in worde in knowledge in all fervetnes and in love which ye have to vs: even so se that ye be plenteons in this benivolence.

Thys saye I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therfore prove I youre love whether it be perfait or no.

Ye knowe the liberalitie of oure lorde Iesus Christ which though he were riche yet for youre sakes be came poore: that ye thorow his povertie myght be made ryche.

And I geve counsell hereto. For this is expedient for you which beganne not to do only: but also to will a yeare agoo.

Now therfore performe the dede: that as ther was in you a redines to will even so ye maye performe the dede of that which ye have.

For if ther be fyrst a willynge mynde it is accepted accordynge to that a man hath and not accordinge to that he hath not.

It is not my mynde that other be set at ease and ye brought into combraunce:

but that ther be egalnes now at this tyme that youre aboundaunce sucker their lacke: that their aboundaunce maye supplie youre lacke: that ther maye be equalite

agreynge to that which is written. He that gaddered moche had never the more aboundaunce and he that gaddered lytell had never the lesse.

Thankes be vnto god which put in the hert of Titus the same good mynde toward you.