The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

and are bilt apon the foundacion of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the heed corner stone

in whom every bildynge coupled togedder groweth vnto an holy temple in the lorde

in whom ye also are bilt togedder and made an habitacion for god in the sprete.

For this cause I Paul a in the bodes of Iesus christ for youre sakes which are hethen:

Yf ye have hearde of the ministracion of the grace of god which is geven me to you warde.

For by revelacion shewed he this mistery vnto me as I wrote above in feawe wordes

wher by when ye rede ye maye knowe myne vnderstondynge in the mistery of Christ

which mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the sprete:

that the gentyls shuld be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promis that is in Christ by the meanes of the gospell

whereof I am made a minister by the gyfte of the grace of god geve vnto me thorow the workynge of his power.

Vnto me the lest of all sayntes is this grace geven that I shuld preache amonge the gentyls the unsearchable ryches of Christ

and to make all men se what the felyshippe of the mistery is which from the begynnynge of the worlde hath bene hid in God which made all thynges thorow Iesus Christ

to the intent that now vnto the rulars and powers in heven myght be knowe by the congregacion the many folde wisdome of god

accordinge to the eternall purpose which he purposed in Christ Iesu oure lorde

by whom we are bolde to drawe nye in ye trust which we have by faith on him.

Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not because of my trybulacions for youre sakes: which is youre prayse.

For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of oure lorde Iesus Christ

which is father over all that ys called father In heven and in erth

that he wolde graunt you acordynge to the ryches of his glory that ye maye be strenghted with myght by his sprete in the inner man

that Christ maye dwell in youre hertes by fayth that ye beynge roted and grounded in loue

myght be able to comprehende with all sayntes what ys that bredth and length deepth and heyth:

and to knowe what is the love of Christ which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fulnes which commeth of God.

Vnto him that is able to do excedynge aboudantly above all that we axe or thynke accordynge to the power that worketh in vs

be prayse in the congregacion by Iesus Christ thorow out all generacios from tyme to tyme Amen.

I therfore which am in bondes for the lordes sake exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacion wherwith ye are called

in all humblenes of mynde and meknes and longe sufferynge forbearinge one another thorowe love

and that ye be dyliget to kepe the vnitie of the sprete in the bonde of peace

beynge one body and one sprete even as ye are called in one hope of youre callynge.

Let ther be but one lorde one fayth one baptism:

one god and father of all which is above all thorow all and in you all.

Vnto every one of vs is geven grace acordinge to the measure of the gyft of christ.

Wherfore he sayth: He is gone vp an hye and hath ledde captivitie captive and hath geven gyftes vnto men.

That he ascended: what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrst into the lowest parties of the erth?

He that descended is even the same also that ascended vp even above all hevens to fulfill all thinges.

And the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Evangelistes some Sheperdes some Teachers:

that the sainctes might have all thinges necessarie to worke and minister with all to the edifyinge of the body of christ

tyll we every one (in the vnitie of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of god) growe vp vnto a parfayte man after the measure of age of the fulnes of Christ.

That we hence forth be no moare chyldren wauerynge and caryed with every wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men and craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceave vs.

But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in him which is the heed that ys to saye Christ

in whom all the body ys coupled and knet togedder in every ioynt wherwith one ministreth to another (accordinge to the operacion as every parte hath his measure) and increaseth the body vnto the edyfyinge of it silfe in love.

This I saye therfore and testifie in the lorde that ye hence forth walke not as other gentyls walke in vanitie of their mynde

blynded in their vnderstondynge beynge straungers from the lyfe which is in god thorow the ignorancy that is in them because of the blyndnes of their hertes:

which beynge past repentaunce have geven them selves vnto wantannes to worke all manner of vnclennes even with gredynes.

But ye have not so learned Christ,

if so be ye have hearde of him and are taught in him even as the trueth is in Iesu.

So then as concernynge the coversacion in tyme past laye from you that olde man which is corrupte thorow the deceavable lustes

and be ye renued in the sprete of youre myndes

and put on that newe man which after the ymage of God is shapen in ryghtewesnes and true holynes.

Wherfore put awaye lyinge and speake every man truth vnto his neghbour for as moche as we are members one of another.

Be angrye but synne not let not the sonne go doune apon your wrathe

nether geue place vnto the backbyter.

Let him that stole steale no moare but let him rather laboure with his hondes some good thinge that he maye have to geve vnto him that nedeth.

Let no filthy communicacion procede out of youre mouthes: but that whych is good to edefye with all when nede ys: that it maye have faveour with the hearers.

And greve not the holy sprete of God by whome ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcion.

Let all bitternes fearsnes and wrath rorynge and cursyd speakynge be put awaye from you with all maliciousnes.

Be ye courteouse one to another and mercifull forgevynge one another even as god for Christes sake forgave you.

Be ye folowers of god as dere children

and walke in love even as Christ loved vs and gave him silfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrifyce of a swete saver to god.

So that fornicacion and all vnclennes or coveteousnes be not once named amonge you as it be commeth saynctes:

nether filthynes nether folishe talkyng nether gestinge which are not comly: but rather gevynge of thankes

For this ye knowe that no whormonger other vnclene person or coveteous person which is the worshipper of ymages hath eny inheritaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God.

Let no man deceave you with vayne wordes. For thorow soche thinges cometh the wrath of God vpon the chyldre of vnbelefe.

Be not therfore companions with them.

Ye were once dercknes but are now light in the Lorde. Walke as chyldren of light.

For the frute of the sprete is in all goodnes rightewesnes and trueth.

Accept that which is pleasinge to the Lorde:

and have no fellishippe with the vnfrutfull workes of dercknes: but rather rebuke them.

For it is shame even to name those thinges which are done of them in secrete:

but all thinges when they are rebuked of the light are manifest. For whatsoever is manifest that same is light.

Wherfore he sayth: awake thou that slepest and stond vp from deeth and Christ shall geve the light.

Take hede therfore that ye walke circuspectly: not as foles: but as wyse

redemynge the tyme: for the dayes are evyll.

Wherfore be ye not vnwyse but vnderstonde what the will of the Lorde is

and be not dronke with wyne wherin is excesse: but be fulfilled with the sprete

speakynge vnto youre selves in psalmes and ymnes and spretuall songes synginge and makinge melodie to the Lorde in youre hertes

gevinge thankes all wayes for all thinges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ:

submittinge youre selves one to another in the feare of God.

Wemen submit youre selves vnto youre awne husbandes as vnto the Lorde.

For the husbande is the wyves heed even as Christ is the heed of the congregacion and the same is the saveoure of the body.

Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccion to Christ lykwyse let the wyves be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thinges.

Husbandes love youre wyves even as Christ loved the congregacion and gave him silfe for it

to sanctifie it and clensed it in the fountayne of water thorow the worde

to make it vnto him selfe a glorious congregacion with oute spot or wrynckle or eny soche thinge: but that it shuld be holy and with out blame.

So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe.

For no man ever yet hated his awne flesshe: but norissheth and cherisseth it even as the lorde doth the congregacion.

For we are members of his body of his flesshe and of his bones.

For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cotinue with his wyfe and two shalbe made one flesshe.

This is a great secrete but I speake bitwene Christ and the congregacion.

Neverthelesse do ye so that every one of you love his wyfe truely even as him silfe. And let the wyfe se that she feare her husbande.

Chyldren obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for so is it right.

Honoure thy father and mother that is the fyrst commaundement that hath eny promes

that thou mayst be in good estate and lyve longe on the erthe.

And ye fathers move not youre children to wrath: but bringe the vp with the norter and informacion of the Lorde.

Servautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ:

not with service in the eye sight as men pleasars: but as the servautes of Christ doynge the will of God from the herte

with good will servinge the Lorde and not men.

And remember that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or fre.

And ye masters do even the same thinges vnto them puttinge awaye threateninges: and remember that even youre master also is in heven nether is ther eny respecte of person with him.

Finally my brethren be stronge in the Lorde and in the power of his myght.

Put on the armour of God that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst the crafty assautes of the devyll.