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¹ Of the tymes and seasons brethren ye have no nede that I write vnto you:² for ye youre selves knowe parfectly that the daye of the Lorde shall come even as a thefe in the nyght.³ When they shall saye peace and no daunger than commeth on the soden destruccion as the travalynge of a woma with childe and they shall not scape.⁴ But ye brethre are not in darcknes that yt daye shuld come on you as it were a thefe.⁵ Ye are all the childre of light and the children of ye daye. We are not of ye nyght nether of darcknes.

⁶ Therfore let vs not slepe as do other: but let vs watch and be sober.⁷ For they that slepe slepe in the nyght: and they that be dronken are dronken in the nyght.⁸ But let vs which are of the daye be sober armed with the brest plate of fayth and love and with hope of salvacio as an helmet.⁹ For god hath not apoynted vs vnto wrath: but to obtayne salvacion by ye meanes of oure lorde Iesu Christ¹⁰ which died for vs: that whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyve togedder with him.

¹¹ Wherfore comforte youre selves togedder and edifie one another even as ye do.¹² We beseche you brethren that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you and have the oversight of you in the Lorde¹³ and geve you exhortacion that ye have them the more in love for their workes sake and be at peace with them.¹⁴ We desyre you brethre warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble mynded forbeare the weake have continuall pacience towarde all men.¹⁵ Se that none recopence evill for evyll vnto eny man: but ever folowe that which is good both amonge youre selves and to all men.

¹⁶ Reioyce ever.¹⁷ Praye cotinually.¹⁸ In all thinges geve thankes. For this is the wyll of God in Christ Iesu towarde you.¹⁹ Quenche not the sprete.²⁰ Despise not prophesyinge.²¹ Examen all thinges and kepe that which is good.²² Abstayne from all suspicious thinges.

²³ The very God of peace sanctifie you thorow out. And I praye God that youre whole sprete soulse and body be kept fautlesse vnto ye comynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ ²⁴ Faythfull is he which called you: which will also do it.²⁵ Brethre praye for vs.²⁶ Grete all the brethren with an holy kysse.²⁷ I charge you in the Lorde that this pistle be reed vnto all the holy brethren.²⁸ The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be with you. Amen.