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| 3:1 | And wryte vnto the messenger of the congregacion that is at Sardis: this sayth he that hath the seuen spretes of God & the seuen starres. I know thy workes, thou hast a name that thou lyuest, and thou art deed. |
| 3:2 | Be awake, and strength the thynges which remayne, that are redy to dye. For I haue not founde thy worckes perfayete before God. |
| 3:3 | Remember therfore, how thou hast receaued & heard, & hold faste, & repent. If thou shalt not watche, I wyll come on the as a thefe, & thou shalt not know what houre I wyll come vpon the. |
| 3:4 | Thou hast a feawe names in Sardys, whych haue not defyled theyr garmentes, & they shall walke wyth me in whyte, for they are worthy. |
| 3:5 | He that ouercommeth, shalbe thus clothed in whyte araye, and I wyll not put out his name out of the boke of lyfe, and I wyll confesse hys name before my father, and before hys Angels. |
| 3:6 | Let hym that hath eares, heare, what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacyons. |
| 3:7 | And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacion of Phyladelphia: this sayth he that is holy and true, which hath the keye of Dauid: whych openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth, & no man openeth. |
| 3:8 | I knowe thy worckes. Beholde, I haue set before the an open dore, and no man can shut it, for thou hast a lytell strength, & haste kept my sayinges: & hast not denyed my name. |
| 3:9 | Beholde, I make them of the congregacyon of Sathan, whych call them selues Iewes, and are not, but do lye: Beholde, I wyll make them that they shall come, and worshypp before thy fete: and shall knowe, that I haue loued the. |
| 3:10 | Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacyence, therfore I wyll kepe the from the houre of temptacyon, which wyll come vpon all the worlde, to tempte them that dwell vpon the erth. |
| 3:11 | Beholde, I come shortly. Holde that which thou hast, that no man take awaye thy crowne. |
| 3:12 | Hym that ouercommeth, wyll I make a pyllar in the temple of my God, & he shall go nomore out, And I wyll wryte vpon hym, the name of my God and the name of the cytye of my God, new Ierusalem: whych commeth downe out of heauen from my God, and I wyll wryte vpon hym my new name. |
| 3:13 | Let hym that hath eares, heare, what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacyons. |
| 3:14 | And vnto the messenger of the congregacyon whych is in Laodicia, wryte: This sayth (Amen) the faythfull and true wytnes, the begynnyng of the creatures of God. |
| 3:15 | I know thy workes, that thou art nether colde nor hotte: I wolde thou were colde or hotte. |
| 3:16 | So then because thou arr betwene bothe, and nether colde ner hote, I wyll spewe the out of my mouth, |
| 3:17 | because thou sayest: I am ryche & incresyd wyth goodes, and haue nede of nothyng, and knowest not, how thou art wretched & myserable, and poore, & blynde and nakyd. |
| 3:18 | I counsell the to bye of me, golde tryed in the fyre, that thou mayste be ryche: and whyte rayment, that thou mayste be clothed, that thy fylthy nakednes do not appeare, & anoynt thyne eyes wyth eye salue that thou mayste se. |
| 3:19 | As many as I loue, I rebuke, & chasten, Be feruent therfore, and repent. |
| 3:20 | Beholde, I stande at the dore, & knocke. If eny man heare my voyce, and open the dore, I wyll come in to hym, and wyll suppe with hym, and he with me. |
| 3:21 | To hym that ouercommeth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate, euen as I ouercam, & haue sytten with my father in his seate. |
| 3:22 | Lett hym that hath eares heare, what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacyons. |
| 3:1 | And to the aungel of the chirche of Sardis write thou, These thingis seith he, that hath the seuene spiritis of God, and the seuene sterris. Y woot thi werkis, for thou hast a name, that thou lyuest, and thou art deed. |
| 3:2 | Be thou wakynge, and conferme thou othere thingis, that weren to diynge; for Y fynde not thi werkis fulle bifore my God. |
| 3:3 | Therfor haue thou in mynde, hou thou resseyuedist, and herdist; and kepe, and do penaunce. Therfor if thou wake not, Y schal come as a nyyt theef to thee, and thou schalt not wite in what our Y schal come to thee. |
| 3:4 | But thou hast a fewe names in Sardis, whiche han not defoulid her clothis; and thei schulen walke with me in whijt clothis, for thei ben worthi. |
| 3:5 | He that ouercometh, schal be clothid thus with whijt clothis; and Y schal not do awei his name fro the book of lijf, and Y schal knoueleche his name bifore my fadir, and bifore hise aungels. |
| 3:6 | He that hath eeris, here he, what the spirit seith to the chirchis. |
| 3:7 | And to the aungel of the chirche of Filadelfie write thou, These thingis seith the hooli and trewe, that hath the keie of Dauid; which openeth, and no man closith, he closith, and no man openith. |
| 3:8 | I woot thi werkis, and lo! Y yaf bifore thee a dore opened, which no man may close; for thou hast a litil vertu, and hast kept my word, and denyest not my name. |
| 3:9 | Lo! Y schal yyue to thee of the synagoge of Sathanas, whiche seien that thei ben Jewis, and ben not, but lyen. Lo! Y schal make hem, that thei come, and worschipe byfor thi feet; and thei schulen wite, |
| 3:10 | that Y louyde thee, for thou keptist the word of my pacience. And Y schal kepe thee fro the our of temptacioun, that is to comynge in to al the world, to tempte men that dwellen in erthe. |
| 3:11 | Lo! Y come soone; holde thou that that thou hast, that no man take thi coroun. |
| 3:12 | And hym that schal ouercome, Y schal make a pilere in the temple of my God, and he schal no more go out; and Y schal write on hym the name of my God, and the name of the citee of my God, of the newe Jerusalem, that cometh doun fro heuene of my God, and my newe name. |
| 3:13 | He that hath eeris, here he, what the spirit seith to the chirchis. |
| 3:14 | And to the aungel of the chirche of Laodice write thou, These thingis seith Amen, the feithful witnesse and trewe, which is bigynnyng of Goddis creature. |
| 3:15 | I woot thi werkis, for nether thou art cold, nether thou art hoot; Y wolde that thou were could, ethir hoot; |
| 3:16 | but for thou art lew, and nether cold, nether hoot, Y schal bigynne to caste thee out of my mouth. |
| 3:17 | For thou seist, That Y am riche, and ful of goodis, and Y haue nede of no thing; and thou wost not, that thou art a wretche, and wretcheful, `and pore, and blynde, and nakid. |
| 3:18 | Y counsele thee to bie of me brent gold, and preued, that thou be maad riche, and be clothid with whijt clothis, that the confusioun of thi nakidnesse be not seen; and anoynte thin iyen with a collerie, that thou se. |
| 3:19 | Y repreue, and chastise whom Y loue; therfor sue thou goode men, and do penaunce. |
| 3:20 | Lo! Y stonde at the dore, and knocke; if ony man herith my voys, and openith the yate to me, Y shal entre to hym, and soupe with hym, and he with me. |
| 3:21 | And Y schal yyue to hym that schal ouercome, to sitte with me in my trone, as also Y ouercam, and sat with my fadir in his trone. |
| 3:22 | He that hath eeris, here he, what the spirit seith to the chirchis. |
| 3:1 | And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacion off Sardis: this sayth he that hath the seuen spretes of God, & the seuen starres. I knowe thy workes, thou hast a name that thou lyuest, and thou art deed. |
| 3:2 | Be awake, and strength the thinges which remayne, that are redy to dye. For I haue not founde thy workes perfecte before God. |
| 3:3 | Remember therfore how thou hast receaued and hearde, and holde fast, and repent. Yf thou shalt not watche, I wil come on the as a thefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wil come vpon ye |
| 3:4 | Thou hast a fewe names in Sardis, which haue not defyled their garmentes: and they shal walke with me in whyte, for they are worthy. |
| 3:5 | He that ouercommeth, shalbe clothed in whyte araye, and I wil not put out his name out of the boke of life, and I wil cofesse his name before my father, and before his angels. |
| 3:6 | Let him yt hath eares, heare, what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions. |
| 3:7 | And wryte vnto ye angell of the cogregacio of Philadelphia: this sayth he yt is holy and true, which hath the keye of Dauid: which openyth and noman shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth. |
| 3:8 | I knowe thy workes. Beholde, I haue set before the an open doore, and no man can shut it, for thou hast a lyttell strength and hast not denyed my name. |
| 3:9 | Beholde, I shal geue some of the congregacion of Sathan, which call them selues Iewes and are not, but do lye: Beholde: I wil make them, that they shal come & worshippe before thy fete: and shal knowe that I haue loued the. |
| 3:10 | Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience, therfore wil I kepe the from the houre of temptacion, which will come vpon all the worlde, to tempte them that dwell vpo the earth. |
| 3:11 | Beholde, I come shortly. Holde that which thou hast, that no ma take awaye thy crowne. |
| 3:12 | Him that ouer commeth, will I make a pyllar in the temple of my God, and he shal goo no more out.And I will wryte vpon him, the name of my God, and the name of ye cite of my God, newe Ierusalem, which cometh downe out of heauen from my God, and I will |
| 3:13 | Let him that hath eares, heare, what the sprete saith vnto the congregacions. |
| 3:14 | And vnto the angell of the cogregacion, which is in Laodicia wryte: This sayth Amen the faithfull and true witnes, the begynnynge of ye creatures of God. |
| 3:15 | I knowe thy workes, yt thou art nether colde nor hot: I wolde thou were colde or hote. |
| 3:16 | So then because thou art bitwene bothe, and nether colde ner hote I wyll spew the out off my mouth: |
| 3:17 | because thou saist thou art riche and incresyd with goodes and hast nede of nothinge, and knowest not how thou art wretched & miserable, poore, blynde, and nakyd. |
| 3:18 | I counsell the to bye of me golde tryed in the fyre, that thou mayste be riche: and whyte rayment, that thou mayste be clothed, that thy fylthy nakednes do not apere: anoynt thine eyes with eye salue, yt thou mayste se. |
| 3:19 | As many as I loue, I rebuke & chasten. Be feruent therfore and repent. |
| 3:20 | Beholde, I stonde at the doore & knocke. Yf eny man heare my voyce and vpen the dore, I wil come in vnto him and will suppe with him, & he with me. |
| 3:21 | To him that ouercomth, will I graute to sytt with me on my seate, eue as I ouercam and haue sytte with my father on his seate. |
| 3:22 | Let him that hath eares, heare, what the sprete saith vnto the cogregacios. |
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