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¹ Chyldren obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for so is it right.² Honoure thy father and mother that is the fyrst commaundement that hath eny promes³ that thou mayst be in good estate and lyve longe on the erthe.⁴ And ye fathers move not youre children to wrath: but bringe the vp wt the norter and informacio of ye Lorde.⁵ Servautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ:⁶ not wt service in ye eye sight as men pleasars: but as the servautes of Christ doynge ye will of God fro the herte⁷ with good will servinge ye Lorde and not men.⁸ And remember that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or fre.⁹ And ye masters do eve 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.

¹⁰ Finally my brethre be stronge in the Lorde and in the power of his myght.¹¹ Put on ye armour of God that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst ye crafty assautes of the devyll.¹² For we wrestle not agaynst flesshe and bloud: but agaynst rule agaynst power and agaynst worldy rulars of ye darckenes of this worlde agaynst spretuall wickednes for hevenly thinges.¹³ For this cause take vnto you the armoure of God yt ye maye be able to resist in the evyll daye and to stonde perfect in all thinges.¹⁴ Stonde therfore and youre loynes gyrd aboute with veritie havinge on the brest plate of rightewesnes¹⁵ and shood with showes prepared by the gospell of peace.¹⁶ Above all take to you the shelde of fayth wherwith ye maye quenche all ye fyrie dartes of the wicked.¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvacio and the swearde of the sprete which is the worde of God.¹⁸ And praye all wayes with all maner prayer and supplicacio: and yt in the sprete: and watch thervnto wt all instance and supplicacio for all saynctes

¹⁹ and for me that vttraunce maye be geve vnto me that I maye open my mouth boldly to vtter the secretes of the gospell²⁰ whereof I am a messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as it becommeth me to speake.²¹ But that ye maye also knowe what condicion I am in and what I do Tichicus my deare brother and faythfull minister in the Lorde shall shewe you of all thinges²² whom I sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case I stonde in and that he myght comfort youre hertes.²³ Peace be with the brethren and love with fayth from God the father and from the Lorde Iesu Christ.²⁴ Grace be with all them which love oure lorde Iesus Christ in puernes. Ame