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But we all, with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, euen as by the spirit of the Lord.

But haue renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftines, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the trueth, commending our selues to euery mans conscience, in the sight of God.

But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruants for Iesus sake.

But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of the power may be of God, and not of vs.

Wee are troubled on euery side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despaire,

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast downe, but not destroyed.

So then death worketh in vs, but life in you.

For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

For our light affliction, which is but for a momet, worketh for vs a farre more exceeding and eternall waight of glory,

While we looke not at the things which are seene, but at ye things which are not seene: for the things which are seene, are temporall, but the things which are not seene, are eternall.

For, we that are in this tabernacle, doe grone, being burdened, not for that wee would bee vnclothed, but clothed vpon, that mortalitie might bee swallowed vp of life.

Knowing therefore the terrour of the Lord, we perswade men; but we are made manifest vnto God, & I trust also, are made manifest in your consciences.

For we commend not our selues againe vnto you, but giue you occasion to glory on our behalfe, that you may haue somewhat to answere them, which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

And that he died for all, that they which liue, should not hencefoorth liue vnto themselues, but vnto him which died for them, and rose againe.

But in all things approuing our selues, as the Ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Yee are not straitened in vs, but yee are straitned in your owne bowels.

For when wee were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on euery side; without were fightings, within were feares.

And not by his comming onely, but by the consolation wherewith hee was comforted in you, when he told vs your earnest desire, your mourning, your feruent minde toward me, so that I reioyced the more.

For though I made you sory with a letter, I doe not repent, though I did repent: For I perceiue that the same Epistle hath made you sory, thogh it were but for a season.