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For yee were sometimes darkenesse, but now are yee light in the Lord: walke as children of light,

And haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse, but rather reproue them.

But all things that are reprooued, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoeuer doth make manifest, is light.

See then that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

Wherefore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstanding what the will of the Lord is.

And bee not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but bee filled with the Spirit:

That hee might present it to himselfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinckle, or any such thing: but that it should bee holy and without blemish.

For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh: but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord the Church:

This is a great mysterie: but I speake concerning Christ and the Church.

And yee fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in the nourture and admonition of the Lord.

Not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart:

For wee wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darknes of this world, against spirituall wickednes in high places.

But that yee also may know my affaires, and how I doe, Tychicus a beloued brother, and faithfull minister in the Lord, shall make knowen to you all things.

But I would yee should vnderstand brethren, that the things which happened vnto mee, haue fallen out rather vnto the furtherance of the Gospel.

But the other of loue, knowing that I am set for the defence of the Gospel.

According to my earnest expectation, and my hope, that in nothing I shalbe ashamed: but that with all boldnes, as alwayes, so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

But if I liue in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shal chuse, I wote not.

And in nothing terrified by your aduersaries, which is to them an euident token of perdition: but to you of saluation, and that of God.

For vnto you it is giuen in the behalfe of Christ, not onely to beleeue on him, but also to suffer for his sake,

Let nothing bee done through strife, or vaine glory, but in lowlinesse of minde let each esteeme other better then themselues.