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Who also hath made vs able ministers of the Newe testament, not of the letter, but of the Spirite: for the letter killeth, but the Spirite giueth life.

But euen vnto this day, whe Moses is read, the vaile is laid ouer their hearts.

But we al behold as in a mirrour the glory of the Lorde with open face, and are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

But haue cast from vs ye clokes of shame, and walke not in craftines, neither handle we the worde of God deceitfully: but in declaration of the trueth we approue our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God.

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

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

Wee are afflicted on euery side, yet are we not in distresse: we are in doubt, but yet wee despaire not.

We are persecuted, but not forsaken: cast downe, but we perish not.

Therefore we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed daily.

For our light affliction which is but for a moment, causeth vnto vs a farre most excellent and an eternall waight of glorie:

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

For we knowe that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be destroyed, we haue a building giuen of God, that is, an house not made with handes, but eternall in the heauens.

For in deede we that are in this tabernacle, sigh and are burdened, because we would not be vnclothed, but would be clothed vpon, that mortalitie might be swalowed vp of life.

For we prayse not our selues againe vnto you, but giue you an occasion to reioyce of vs, that ye may haue to answere against them, which reioyce in the face, and not in the heart.

Because we thus iudge, that if one be dead for all, then were all dead, and he died for all, that they which liue, shoulde not henceforth liue vnto themselues, but vnto him which died for them, and rose againe.

But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Ye are not kept strait in vs, but ye are kept strait in your owne bowels.

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

But God, that comforteth the abiect, comforted vs at the comming of Titus:

And not by his comming onely, but also by the consolation wherewith he was comforted of you, when he tolde vs your great desire, your mourning, your feruent minde to me warde, so that I reioyced much more.