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| 5:1 | The Elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an Elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be reuealed. |
| 5:2 | Feede the flocke of God which is among you, taking the ouersight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde: |
| 5:3 | Neither as being lords ouer Gods heritage: but being ensamples to the flocke. |
| 5:4 | And when the chiefe shepheard shall appeare, ye shall receiue a crowne of glory that fadeth not away. |
| 5:5 | Likewise ye yonger, submit your selues vnto the elder: yea, all of you bee subiect one to another, and bee clothed with humilitie: for God resisteth the proud, and giueth grace to the humble. |
| 5:6 | Humble yourselues therefore vnder the mighty hand of God, that hee may exalt you in due time, |
| 5:7 | Casting all your care vpon him, for he careth for you. |
| 5:8 | Be sober, be vigilant: because your aduersary the deuill, as a roaring Lion walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure. |
| 5:9 | Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. |
| 5:10 | But the God of all grace who hath called vs into his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. |
| 5:11 | To him bee glory and dominion for euer and euer. Amen. |
| 5:12 | By Syluanus a faithfull brother vnto you, (as I suppose) I haue written briefly, exhorting, & testifying, that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. |
| 5:13 | The Church that is at Babylon elected, together with you, saluteth you, and so doth Marcus my sonne. |
| 5:14 | Greete yee one another with a kisse of charity: Peace bee with you all that are in Christ Iesus. Amen. |
| 5:1 | The Elders which are amonge you I exhorte, which am also an Elder, and a witnes off the affliccions in Christ, and partaker of the glory that shalbe opened. |
| 5:2 | Fede Christes flocke which is amonge you, and take the ouersighte of the, not as though ye were copelled therto, but wyllingly: not for the desyre of filthye lucre, but of a good mynde: |
| 5:3 | not as though ye were lordes ouer the parishes, but that ye be an ensample to the flocke: |
| 5:4 | & whan the chefe shepherde shal appeare, ye shal receaue the vncorruptible crowne of glory. |
| 5:5 | Likewyse ye yoger submytte youre selues vnto the elder. Submytte youre selues euery man one to another, and knyt yor selues together in lowlynes of mynde. For God resisteth the proude, but geueth grace to the humble. |
| 5:6 | Submytte yor selues therfore vnder the mightie hande of God, that he maye exalte you whan the tyme is come. |
| 5:7 | Cast all youre care on him, for he careth for you. |
| 5:8 | Be sober and watch, for yor aduersary ye deuell, walketh aboute as a roaringe lyon, sekynge whom he maye deuoure, |
| 5:9 | whome resiste stedfast in the faith, and knowe, that youre brethren in the worlde haue euen the same affliccions. |
| 5:10 | But ye God of all grace, which hath called you to his euerlastinge glory in Christ Iesu, shal his owne selfe make you perfecte, which suffre a litle season: eue he shal settle, strength, and stablish you. |
| 5:11 | To him be prayse and domynion for euer and euer, Amen. |
| 5:12 | By Siluanus youre faithfull brother (as I suppose) haue I wrytte vnto you breuely, exhortinge and testifyenge, how that this is the true grace of God wherin ye stode. |
| 5:13 | The companyons of youre eleccion that are at Babilon, salute you, and Marcus my sonne. |
| 5:14 | Grete ye one another with the kysse of loue. Peace be with you all which are in Christ Iesus, Amen. |
| 5:1 | Therfor Y, an euene eldre man, and a witnesse of Cristis passiouns, which also am a comynere of that glorie, that schal be schewid in tyme to comynge; byseche ye the eldre men, |
| 5:2 | that ben among you, fede ye the flok of God, that is among you, and puruey ye, not as constreyned, but wilfulli, bi God; not for loue of foule wynnyng, |
| 5:3 | but wilfulli, nether as hauynge lordschip in the clergie, but that ye ben maad ensaumple of the floc, of wille. |
| 5:4 | And whanne the prince of scheepherdis schal appere, ye schulen resseyue the coroun of glorie, that may neuere fade. |
| 5:5 | Also, ye yonge men, be ye suget to eldre men, and alle schewe ye togidere mekenesse; for the Lord withstondith proude men, but he yyueth grace to meke men. |
| 5:6 | Therfor be ye mekid vndir the myyti hoond of God, that he reise you in the tyme of visitacioun, |
| 5:7 | and caste ye al youre bisynesse in to hym, for to hym is cure of you. |
| 5:8 | Be ye sobre, and wake ye, for youre aduersarie, the deuel, as a rorynge lioun goith aboute, sechinge whom he schal deuoure. |
| 5:9 | Whom ayenstonde ye, stronge in the feith, witynge that the same passioun is maad to thilke brithirhode of you, that is in the world. |
| 5:10 | And God of al grace, that clepide you in to his euerlastinge glorie, you suffrynge a litil, he schal performe, and schal conferme, and schal make sad. |
| 5:11 | To hym be glorie and lordschip, in to worldis of worldis. Amen. |
| 5:12 | Bi Siluan, feithful brother to you as Y deme, Y wroot schortli; bisechinge, and witnessinge that this is the very grace of God, in which ye stonden. |
| 5:13 | The chirche that is gaderid in Babiloyne, and Marcus, my sone, gretith you wel. |
| 5:14 | Grete ye wel togidere in hooli cos. Grace be to you alle that ben in Crist. Amen. |
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