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¹ Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of ye hyer powers. For there is no power but of God.² The powers that be are ordeyned of God. Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacio.³ For rulars are not to be feared for good workes but for evyll Wilt thou be with out feare of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praysed of the same.⁴ For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll.⁵ Wherfore ye must nedes obeye not for feare of vengeaunce only: but also because of conscience.⁶ And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose.

⁷ Geve to every man therfore his duetie: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custome to whom custome is due: feare to whom feare belongeth: Honoure to who honoure pertayneth⁸ Owe nothinge to eny man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another fulfylleth the lawe.⁹ For these commaundementes: Thou shalt not comit advoutry: Thou shalt not kyll: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Thou shalt not desyre and so forth (yf there be eny other comaundement) they are all comprehended in this sayinge: Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.¹⁰ Love hurteth not his neghbour. Therfore is love the fulfillynge of the lawe.

¹¹ This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved.¹² The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye. Let us therfore cast awaye the dedes of darcknes and let vs put on the (Armoure) of lyght.¹³ Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge and drinkynge: nether in chamburynge and wantannes: nether in stryfe and envyinge:¹⁴ but put ye on the Lorde Iesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesshe to fulfyll ye lustes of it.