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in ordinances, for to make of twaine one newe riches of his glorie, that ye may be strengthened
man in himselfe, so making peace, 16 And that by his Spirit in the inner man, 17 That Christ may
he might reconcile both vnto God in one body by dwell in your heartes by faith: 18 That ye, being
his crosse, and slay hatred thereby, 17 And came, rooted and grounded in loue, may be able to
and preached peace to you which were afarre comprehend with al Saints, what is the breadth,
off, and to them that were neere. 18 For through and length, and depth, and height: 19 And to
him we both haue an entrance vnto the Father knowe the loue of Christ, which passeth knowl-
by one Spirit. 19 Nowe therefore ye are no more edge, that ye may be filled with all fulnesse of
strangers and forreiners: but citizens with the God. 20 Vnto him therefore that is able to do
Saintes, and of the houshold of God, 20 And are exceeding aboundantly aboue all that we aske
built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and or thinke, according to the power that worketh
Prophets, Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe in vs, 21 Be praise in the Church by Christ Iesus,
corner stone, 21 In whom all the building coupled throughout all generations for euer, Amen.
together, groweth vnto an holy Temple in the
Lord. 22 In whom ye also are built together to be
the habitation of God by the Spirit. 1 4
I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord,
3 praie you that yee walke worthie of the voca-
1 For this cause, I Paul am the prisoner of tion whereunto yee are called, 2 With all hum-
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Iesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye haue heard blenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long
of the dispensation of the grace of God, which suffering, supporting one an other through loue,
is giuen me to you warde, That is, that God by 3 Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit
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reuelation hath shewed this mysterie vnto me (as in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and
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I wrote aboue in fewe wordes, Whereby when one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of
ye reade, ye may knowe mine vnderstanding in your vocation. There is one Lord, one Faith, one
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the mysterie of Christ) Which in other ages was Baptisme, One God and Father of all, which is
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not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe aboue all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But
reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to
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the Spirit, That the Gentiles should be inheriters the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherfore he
also, and of the same body, and partakers of his saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity
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promise in Christ by the Gospel, Whereof I am captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men. 9 (Nowe, in
made a minister by the gift of the grace of God that hee ascended, what is it but that he had
giuen vnto me through the effectuall working also descended first into the lowest partes of the
of his power. 8 Euen vnto me the least of all earth? 10 Hee that descended, is euen the same
Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preach that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee
among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of might fill all things) 11 Hee therefore gaue some
Christ, And to make cleare vnto all men what to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Eu-
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the fellowship of the mysterie is, which from angelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers, For
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the beginning of the world hath bene hid in the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the
God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ, ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of
10 To the intent, that nowe vnto principalities Christ, 13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie
and powers in heauenly places, might be knowen of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of
by the Church the manifolde wisedome of God, God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure
11 According to the eternall purpose, which he of the age of the fulnesse of Christ, 14 That we
wrought in Christ Iesus our Lord: 12 By whom we henceforth be no more children, wauering and
haue boldenes and entrance with confidence, by caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the
faith in him. 13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they
not at my tribulations for your sakes, which is lay in wait to deceiue. 15 But let vs folowe the
your glory. 14 For this cause I bowe my knees vnto truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him,
the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, 15 (Of whom is which is the head, that is, Christ. 16 By whome
named the whole familie in heauen and in earth) al the body being coupled and knit together by
16 That he might graunt you according to the euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according