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| 3:1 | Bigynnen we therfor eftsoone to preise vs silf? or whether we neden, as summen, pistlis of preisinge to you, or of you? |
| 3:2 | Ye ben oure pistle, writun in oure hertis, which is knowun and red of alle men, |
| 3:3 | and maad opyn, for ye ben the pistle of Crist mynystrid of vs, and writun, not with enke, but bi the spirit of the lyuynge God; not in stony tablis, but in fleischli tablis of herte. |
| 3:4 | For we han such trist bi Crist to God; |
| 3:5 | not that we ben sufficient to thenke ony thing of vs, as of vs, but oure sufficience is of God. |
| 3:6 | Which also made vs able mynystris of the newe testament, not bi lettre, but bi spirit; for the lettre sleeth, but the spirit quykeneth. |
| 3:7 | And if the mynystracioun of deth write bi lettris in stoonys was in glorie, so that the children of Israel myyten not biholde in to the face of Moises, for the glorie of his cheer, which is auoidid, |
| 3:8 | hou schal not the mynystracioun of the spirit be more in glorie? |
| 3:9 | For if the mynystracioun of dampnacioun was in glorie, myche more the mynysterie of riytwisnesse is plenteuouse in glorie. |
| 3:10 | For nether that that was cleer was glorified in this part for the excellent glorie; and if that that is auoidid, |
| 3:11 | was bi glorie, myche more that that dwellith stille is in glorie. |
| 3:12 | Therfor we that han suche hope, vsen myche trist; |
| 3:13 | and not as Moises leide a veil on his face, that the children of Israel schulden not biholde in to his face, which veil is auoidid. |
| 3:14 | But the wittis of hem ben astonyed; for in to this dai the same veil in reding of the olde testament dwellith not schewid, for it is auoidid in Crist, but in to this dai, |
| 3:15 | whanne Moises is red, the veil is put on her hertis. |
| 3:16 | But whanne Israel schal be conuertid to God, the veil schal be don awei. |
| 3:17 | And the spirit is the Lord; and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is fredom. |
| 3:18 | And alle we that with open face seen the glorie of the Lord, ben transformed in to the same ymage, fro clerenesse in to clerenesse, as of the spirit of the Lord. |
| 3:1 | We begyn to prayse oure selves agayne. Nede we as some other of pistles of recommendacion vnto you? or letters of recomendacion from you? |
| 3:2 | Ye are oure pistle written in oure hertes which is vnderstonde and reed of all men |
| 3:3 | in that ye are knowen how that ye are the pistle of Christ ministred by vs and written not with ynke: but with the sprete of the livynge God not in tables of stone but in flesshly tables of ye herte. |
| 3:4 | Suche trust have we thorow Christ to god ward |
| 3:5 | not that we are sufficient of oure selves to thinke enythinge as it were of oure selves: but oure ablenes cometh of God |
| 3:6 | which hath made vs able to minister the newe testamet not of the letter but of the sprete. For the letter kylleth but the sprete geveth lyfe. |
| 3:7 | Yf the ministracion of deeth thorow the letters figured in stones was glorious so yt the chyldren of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses for the glory of his countenauce (which glory neverthelesse is done awaye) |
| 3:8 | why shall not the ministracion of the sprete be moche more glorious? |
| 3:9 | For if ye ministringe of condempnacio beglorious: moche more do the the ministracion of rightewesnes excede in glory. |
| 3:10 | For no dout that which was there glorified is not once glorified in respecte of this excedynge glory. |
| 3:11 | Then if that which is destroyed was glorious moche more shall that which remayneth be glorious. |
| 3:12 | Seynge then that we have soche trust we vse gret boldnes |
| 3:13 | and do not as Moses which put a vayle over his face that the children of Israel shuld not se for what purpose that served which is put awaye. |
| 3:14 | But their myndes were blinded. For untill this daye remayneth the same coveringe vntake awaye in the olde testamet when they reade it which in Christ is put awaye. |
| 3:15 | But even vnto this daye when Moses is redde ye vayle hangeth before their hertes. |
| 3:16 | Neverthelesse when they tourne to ye Lorde the vayle shalbe taken awaye. |
| 3:17 | The Lorde no dout is a sprete. And where the sprete of the Lorde is there is libertie. |
| 3:18 | But we all beholde the glorye of the Lorde with his face open and are chaunged vnto the same similitude from glory to glory even of the sprite of the Lorde. |
| 3:1 | Begynne we then agayne to prayse or selues? Or nede we (as some other) of pistles of commedacion vnto you or letters of commedacion from you? |
| 3:2 | Ye are oure epistle wrytten in oure hertes: which is vnderstonde and red of all me, |
| 3:3 | in that ye are knowne, how that ye are ye epistle of Christ, mynistred by vs, and wrytte, not with ynke, but with the sprete of the lyuynge God: not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the hert. |
| 3:4 | Soch trust haue we thorow Christ to God warde, |
| 3:5 | not that we are sufficient of oure selues to thynke eny thinge, as of oure selues, but oure ablenesse commeth of God, |
| 3:6 | which hath made vs able, to be mynisters of the new Testament: not of the letter, but of the sprete. For the letter kylleth, but the sprete geueth life. |
| 3:7 | But yf the mynistracion yt kylleth thorow the letter, and was figured in stones, was glorious, so that the childre of Israel mighte not beholde the face of Moses, for ye clearnesse of his countenauce, (which glory neuertheles is done awaye) |
| 3:8 | how shal not ye mynistracion of ye sprete be moch more glorious? |
| 3:9 | For yf the office that preacheth damnacion be glorious, moch more doth the office that preacheth righteousnes exceade in glory. |
| 3:10 | For ye other parte that was glorified is nothinge glorified in respecte of this exceadinge glory. |
| 3:11 | For yf that which is done awaye, be glorious, moch more shal yt which remayneth, be glorious. |
| 3:12 | Seynge then that we haue soch trust, we vse greate boldnesse, |
| 3:13 | and do not as Moses, which put a vayle before his face, so that ye children of Israel mighte not se the ende of it, that is done awaye. |
| 3:14 | But their myndes are blynded. For vnto this daye remayneth the same coueringe vntake awaye in the olde Testament, whan they rede it, which in Christ is put awaye. |
| 3:15 | But euen vnto this daye whan moses is red, the vayle hangeth before their hertes: |
| 3:16 | Neuertheles wha they turne to the LORDE, the vayle shalbe taken awaye. |
| 3:17 | For the LORDE is a sprete: & where the sprete of the LORDE is, there is libertye. |
| 3:18 | But now the glory of ye LORDE apeareth in vs all with open face, and we are chaunged into the same ymage, from one clearnes to another, eue as of the sprete of the LORDE. |
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