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| 4:1 | And I say that the heyre as longe as he is a chylde, differeth not from a seruaunt thoughe he be Lorde of all, |
| 4:2 | but is vnder tutours and gouernours, vntyll the tyme appoynted of the father. |
| 4:3 | Euen so we as longe as we were chyldren, were in bondage vnder the ordinaunces of the world. |
| 4:4 | But when the tyme was full come, God sente hys sonne made of a woman, and made bonde vnto the lawe, |
| 4:5 | to redeme them which were vnder the lawe: that we thorowe eleccyon myght receyue the enheritaunce that belongeth vnto the naturall sonnes. |
| 4:6 | Because ye are sonnes, God hath sent the spyryte of hys sonne into our hertes, whiche cryeth Abba father. |
| 4:7 | Wherfore now thou art not a seruaunt but a sonne. Yf thou be the sonne, thou arte also the heyre of God thorowe Christe. |
| 4:8 | Notwithstandynge when ye knewe not God ye dyd seruyce vnto them, which by nature were no Goddes. |
| 4:9 | But nowe seynge, ye knowe God (yea rather are knowen of God) how is it that ye turne agayne to the weake & beggerly ceremonies, wherevnto agayne ye desyre a freshe to be in bondage? |
| 4:10 | Ye obserue dayes, and monethes, and tymes, and yeares. |
| 4:11 | I am in feare of you lest I haue bestowed on you laboure in vayne. |
| 4:12 | Brethren I beseche you, be ye as I am, for I am as ye are. Ye haue not hurte me at all. |
| 4:13 | Ye knowe howe thorowe infyrmytye of the fleshe, I preached the Gospell vnto you at the fyrste. |
| 4:14 | And my temptacion whiche I suffered by reason of my flesh, ye dispysed not, neyther abhorred, but receyued me as an Angell of God: yea as Christe Iesu. |
| 4:15 | How happye were ye then? for I beare you recorde that yf it had bene possyble, ye woulde haue plucked oute youre owne eyes, and haue geuen them to me. |
| 4:16 | Am I therfore become your enemye, because I tell you the truth? |
| 4:17 | They are gelous ouer you amysse. Yea, they intende to exclude you, that ye should be feruent to them ward. |
| 4:18 | It is good alwayes to be feruent, so it be in a good thinge, and not onelye when I am presente with you. |
| 4:19 | My lytle chyldren (of whome I trauayle in byrth agayne vntyll Christe be fashyoned in you) |
| 4:20 | I woulde I were with you now, and coulde chaunge my voyce, for I stande in a doubte of you. |
| 4:21 | Tell me ye that desyre to be vnder the law haue ye not heard of the law? |
| 4:22 | For it is writen, that Abraham had two sonnes, the one by a bonde mayd the other by a fre woman. |
| 4:23 | Yea and he whiche was of the bond woman, was borne after the fleshe: but he whiche was of the fre woman, was borne by promes. |
| 4:24 | Whiche thynges betoken misterye. For these women are two testamentes the one from the mounte Syna, whiche gendreth to bondage whiche is Agar. |
| 4:25 | For mounte Syna is called Agar in Arabia, and bordreth vpon the citie, which is nowe Hierusalem, and is in bondage with her chyldren. |
| 4:26 | But Hierusalem, whiche is aboue, is fre, whiche is the mother of vs all. |
| 4:27 | For it is written: Reioyce thou baren, that bearest no chyldren: breake forth and crye, thou that trauaylest not. For the desolate hath many more children then she whiche hath an husband. |
| 4:28 | Brethren we are after the maner of Isaac children of promes. |
| 4:29 | But as then he that was borne carnally, persecuted him that was borne spirytuallye. Euen so is it nowe. |
| 4:30 | Neuerthelesse what sayth the scripture: put awaye the bond woman and her sonne. For the sonne of the bond woman shall not be heyre with the sonne of the fre woman. |
| 4:31 | So then brethren we are not chyldren of the bonde woman, but of the fre woman. |
| 4:1 | And I saye, that the heyre (as longe as he is a chylde) differth not from a seruaunt, though he be Lord of all, |
| 4:2 | but is vnder tuters and gouerners, vntyll the tyme that the father hath appoynted. |
| 4:3 | Euen so we also, when we were chyldren, were in bondage vnder the ordynaunces of the worlde. |
| 4:4 | But when the tyme was full come, God sent hys sonne, made of a woman, and made bonde vnto the lawe, |
| 4:5 | to redeme them which were bonde vnto the lawe: that we (thorowe eleccion) might receaue the inheritaunce that belongeth vnto the naturall sonnes. |
| 4:6 | Because ye are sonnes, God hathe sent the sprete of hys sonne into oure hertes, cryinge: Abba father. |
| 4:7 | Wherfore nowe, thou art not a seruaunt: but a sonne. If thou be a sonne, thou arte also an heyre of God, thorowe Christ. |
| 4:8 | Notwithstandynge, when ye knewe not God, ye dyd seruice vnto them which by nature are no Goddes. |
| 4:9 | But nowe after that ye haue knowen God (yee rather are knowen of God) how is it that ye tourne agayn vnto the weake and beggarly ordinaunces, wherunto agayne ye desyre afresshe to be in bondage? |
| 4:10 | Ye obserue dayes, and monethes, and tymes, and yeares. |
| 4:11 | I am in feare of you, lest I haue bestowed on you laboure in vayne. |
| 4:12 | Brethren, I besech you, be ye as I am: for I am as ye are. Ye haue not hurt me at all. |
| 4:13 | Ye knowe how thorowe infirmitie of the flesshe, I preached the Gospell vnto you at the fyrst. |
| 4:14 | And my temptacyon which was in the flesshe, ye despysed not, nether abhorred: but receaued me as an angell of God: euen as Christ Iesus. |
| 4:15 | What is then youre felicyte? for I beare you record, that yf it had bene possible ye wolde haue plucked out your awne eyes, and haue geuen them to me. |
| 4:16 | Am I therfore become your enemye, because I tell you the trueth? |
| 4:17 | They are gelous ouer you amysse. Yee, they intende to exclude you, that ye shuld be feruent to them ward. |
| 4:18 | It is good allwayes to be feruent in a good thinge, and not onely whan I am present with you. |
| 4:19 | My lytell chyldren, of whom I trauayle in byrth agayne, vntill Christ be fasshyoned in you, |
| 4:20 | I wolde I ware with you now, and coulde chaunge my voyce: for I stande in a doubte of you. |
| 4:21 | Tell me: ye that desyre to be vnder the lawe, do ye not heare of the lawe? |
| 4:22 | For it is wrytten, that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a bonde mayde, the other by a fre woman. |
| 4:23 | Yee, and he which was borne of the bonde woman, was borne after the flesshe: but he which was of the fre man, was borne by promesse. |
| 4:24 | Which thynges are spoken by an allegorye. For these are two testamentes the one from the mounte Syna, which gendreth vnto bondage, which is Agar. |
| 4:25 | For mounte Syna is Agar in Arabia, and bordreth vpon the cytie, which is nowe called Ierusalem, and is in bondage with her chyldren. |
| 4:26 | But Ierusalem, which is aboue, is fre: which is the mother of vs al. |
| 4:27 | For it is written. Reioyce thou baren, that bearest no chyldren: breake forth and crye, thou the trauaylest not. For the desolat hath many moo chyldren, then she which hathe an husbande. |
| 4:28 | Brethren, we are after Isaac, the children of promes. |
| 4:29 | But as then he that was borne after the flesshe, persecuted hym that was borne after the sprete, euen so is it nowe. |
| 4:30 | Neuerthelesse, what sayth the scripture: put awaye the bonde woman and her sonne. For the sonne of the bonde woman shall not be heyre with the sonne of the fre woman. |
| 4:31 | So then brethren, we are not chyldren of the bonde woman: but of the fre. |
| 4:1 | Then I say, that the heire as long as hee is a childe, differeth nothing from a seruant, though he be Lord of all, |
| 4:2 | But is vnder tutours and gouernours, vntil the time appointed of the Father. |
| 4:3 | Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world. |
| 4:4 | But when the fulnesse of time was come, God sent forth his Sonne made of a woman, and made vnder the Lawe, |
| 4:5 | That hee might redeeme them which were vnder the Law, that we might receiue the adoption of the sonnes. |
| 4:6 | And because ye are sonnes, God hath sent foorth the Spirit of his Sonne into your heartes, which crieth, Abba, Father. |
| 4:7 | Wherefore, thou art no more a seruant, but a sonne: now if thou be a sone, thou art also the heire of God through Christ. |
| 4:8 | But euen then, when ye knewe not God, yee did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not gods: |
| 4:9 | But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe? |
| 4:10 | Ye obserue dayes, and moneths, and times and yeeres. |
| 4:11 | I am in feare of you, lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vaine. |
| 4:12 | Be ye as I (for I am euen as you) brethren, I beseech you: ye haue not hurt me at all. |
| 4:13 | And ye know, how through infirmitie of the flesh, I preached ye Gospel vnto you at the first. |
| 4:14 | And the trial of me which was in my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred: but ye receiued me as an Angel of God, yea, as Christ Iesus. |
| 4:15 | What was then your felicitie? for I beare you recorde, that if it had bene possible, ye would haue plucked out your owne eyes, and haue giuen them vnto me. |
| 4:16 | Am I therefore become your enemie, because I tell you the trueth? |
| 4:17 | They are ielous ouer you amisse: yea, they woulde exclude you, that ye shoulde altogether loue them. |
| 4:18 | But it is a good thing to loue earnestly alwayes in a good thing, and not onely when I am present with you, |
| 4:19 | My litle children, of whome I trauaile in birth againe, vntill Christ be formed in you. |
| 4:20 | And I would I were with you nowe, that I might change my voyce: for I am in doubt of you. |
| 4:21 | Tell me, ye that will be vnder the Law, doe ye not heare the Lawe? |
| 4:22 | For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman. |
| 4:23 | But he which was of the seruant, was borne after the flesh: and he which was of the free woman, was borne by promise. |
| 4:24 | By the which things another thing is meant: for these mothers are the two testaments, the one which is Agar of mount Sina, which gendreth vnto bondage. |
| 4:25 | (For Agar or Sina is a mountaine in Arabia, and it answereth to Hierusalem which nowe is) and she is in bondage with her children. |
| 4:26 | But Hierusalem, which is aboue, is free: which is the mother of vs all. |
| 4:27 | For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, and cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband. |
| 4:28 | Therefore, brethren, wee are after the maner of Isaac, children of the promise. |
| 4:29 | But as then hee that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, euen so it is nowe. |
| 4:30 | But what sayth the Scripture? Put out the seruant and her sonne: for the sonne of the seruant shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman. |
| 4:31 | Then brethren, we are not children of the seruant, but of the free woman. |
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