Sundry duties enjoined. CHAP. V. The concluding benediction. as an evil-doer, or as a busy-Yea, all of you be subject one body in other men's matters. to another, and be clothed with

16 Yet if any man suffer humility: for God resisteth the as a Christian, let him not be proud, and giveth grace to the ashamed; but let him glorify humble.

God on this behalf.

6 Humble yourselves there17 For the time is come that fore under the mighty hand of judgment must begin at the God, that he may exalt you in house of God: and if it first due time:

begin at us, what shall the end 7 Casting all your care upon be of them that obey not the him; for he careth for you. gospel of God? 8 Be sober, be vigilant; be

18 And if the righteous cause your adversary the devil, scarcely be saved, where shall as a roaring lion, walketh about, the ungodly and the sinner seeking whom he may devour: appear ? 9 Whom resist steadfast in

19 Wherefore, let them that the faith, knowing that the suffer according to the will of same afflictions are accomplishGod, commit the keeping of ed in your brethren that are in their souls to him in well-doing, the world. as unto a faithful Creator.

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CHAP. V.

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his The duty of elders, &c. eternal glory by Christ Jesus, THE THE elders which are among after that ye have suffered a you I exhort, who am also while, make you perfect, estaan elder, and a witness of the blish, strengthen, settle you. sufferings of Christ, and also a 11 To him be glory and partaker of the glory that shall dominion for ever and ever. be revealed: Amen.

2 Feed the flock of God which 12 By Silvanus, a faithful is among you, taking the over-brother unto you, as I suppose, sight thereof, not by constraint, I have written briefly, exhorting, but willingly; not for filthy lu- and testifying that this is the cre, but of a ready mind; true grace of God wherein ye 3 Neither as being lords over stand. God's heritage, but being en- 13 The church that is at Basamples to the flock. bylon, elected together with you, 4 And when the chief Shep- saluteth you; and so doth Marherd shall appear, ye shall re-cus my son. ceive a crown of glory that fa

deth not away.

14 Greet ye one another with

a kiss of charity. Peace be with

5 Likewise, ye younger, sub- you all that are in Christ Jesus. mit yourselves unto the elder. Amen.

The Second Epistle general of PETER.

CHAP. I.

Exhortation to several duties.

IMON Peter, a servant and

afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather,

an apostle of Jesus Christ, brethren, give diligence to make to them that have obtained like your calling and election sure: precious faith with us through for if ye do these things, ye shall the righteousness of God and never fall:

our Saviour Jesus Christ:

11 For so an entrance shall 2 Grace and peace be mul- be ministered unto you abuntiplied unto you through the dantly into the everlasting kingknowledge of God, and of Jesus dom of our Lord and Saviour our Lord, Jesus Christ.

3 According as his divine pow- 12 Wherefore I will not be er hath given unto us all things negligent to put you always in that pertain unto life and godli- remembrance of these things, ness, through the knowledge of though ye know them, and be him that hath called us to glory established in the present truth. and virtue : 13 Yea, I think it meet, as

4 Whereby are given unto us long as I am in this tabernacle, exceeding great and precious to stir you up by putting you in promises; that by these ye might remembrance;

be partakers of the divine nature, 14 Knowing that shortly I having escaped the corruption must put off this my tabernacle, that is in the world through lust. even as our Lord Jesus Christ 5 And besides this, giving all hath shewed me.

diligence, add to your faith, vir- 15 Moreover, I will endeavour tue; and to virtue, knowledge; that ye may be able, after my

liness;

6 And to knowledge, temper-decease, to have these things ance; and to temperance, pa- always in remembrance. tience; and to patience, god- 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when 7 And to godliness, brotherly we made known unto you the kindness; and to brotherly kind-power and coming of our Lord ness, charity Jesus Christ, but were eyewit

8 For if these things be in nesses of his majesty. you, and abound, they make you 17 For he received from God that ye shall neither be barren the Father honour and glory, nor unfruitful in the knowledge when there came such a voice to of our Lord Jesus Christ. him from the excellent glory, 9 But he that lacketh these This is my beloved Son, in things is blind, and cannot seelwhom I am well pleased.

A description of

CHAP. II.

certain false teachers. 18 And this voice which came] 5 And spared not the old from heaven we heard, when we world, but saved Noah the were with him in the holy mount. eighth person, a preacher of

19 We have also a more sure righteousness, bringing in the word of prophecy; whereunto flood upon the world of the ye do well that ye take heed, ungodly;

as unto a light that shineth in a 6 And turning the cities of dark place, until the day dawn, Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, and the day-star arise in your condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample -20 Knowing this first, that no unto those that after should live prophecy of the scripture is of ungodly;

hearts:

any private interpretation.

7 And delivered just Lot, 21 For the prophecy came vexed with the filthy conversanot in old time by the will of tion of the wicked: man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the dwelling among them, in seeing Holy Ghost.

B

CHAP. II.

False teachers foretold.

8 (For that righteous man

and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds ;)

9 The Lord knoweth how to

UT there were false prophets also among the peo- deliver the godly out of temptaple, even as there shall be tions, and to reserve the unjust false teachers among you, who unto the day of judgment to be privily shall bring in damnable punished: heresies, even denying the Lord 10 But chiefly them that that bought them, and bring upon walk after the flesh in the lust of themselves swift destruction. uncleanness, and despise govern2 And many shall follow their ment. Presumptuous are they, pernicious ways; by reason of self-willed; they are not afraid whom the way of truth shall be to speak evil of dignities. evil spoken of. 11 Whereas angels, which are 3 And through covetousness greater in power and might, shall they with feigned words bring not railing accusation make merchandise of you. whose against them before the Lord judgment now of a long time 12 But these, as natural brute lingereth not, and their damna-beasts, made to be taken and tion slumbereth not. destroyed, speak evil of the

4 For if God spared not the things that they understand not; angels that sinned, but cast them and shall utterly perish in their down to hell, and delivered them own corruption :

into chains of darkness, to be 13 And shall receive the rereserved unto judgment; ward of unrighteousness, as they

Danger of relapsing into sin. II. PETER, Of Christ's second coming that count it pleasure to riot in 21 For it had been better for the day-time. Spots they are them not to have known the and blemishes, sporting them-way of righteousness, than, after selves with their own deceivings they have known it, to turn while they feast with you; from the holy commandment 14 Having eyes full of adul-delivered unto them.

tery, and that cannot cease from 22 But it is happened unto sin; beguiling unstable souls: them according to the true proa heart they have exercised verb, The dog is turned to his with covetous practices; cursed own vomit again; and. The sow children: that was washed, to her wallow

CHAP. III.

15 Which have forsaken the ing in the mire. right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Certainty of the last day. now write unto you; in HIS second epistle, beloved,

16 But was rebuked for his both which I stir up your pure iniquity: the dumb ass, speaking minds by way of remembrance: with man's voice, forbade the 2 That ye may be mindful of madness of the prophet. the words which were spoken

17 These are wells without before by the holy prophets, and water, clouds that are carried of the commandment of us the with a tempest: to whom the mist apostles of the Lord and Saviour: of darkness is reserved for ever. 3 Knowing this first, that there

18 For when they speak great shall come in the last days scoffswelling words of vanity, they ers, walking after their own lusts, allure through the lusts of the 4 And saying, Where is the flesh, through much wantonness, promise of his coming? for since those that were clean escaped the fathers fell asleep, all things from them who live in error. continue as they were from the

19 While they promise them beginning of the creation. liberty, they themselves are the 5 For this they willingly are servants of corruption: for of ignorant of, that by the word of whom a man is overcome, of the God the heavens were of old, same is he brought in bondage. and the earth standing out of 20 For if after they have the water and in the water: escaped the pollutions of the 6 Whereby the world that world through the knowledge then was, being overflowed with of the Lord and Saviour Jesus water. perished:

Christ, they are again entangled 7 But the heavens and the therein, and overcome, the latter earth, which are now, by the end is worse with them than same word are kept in store, the beginning. reserved unto fire against the

Certainty of the judgment.

CHAP. III.

Exhortation to holiness.

day of judgment and perdition ing to his promise, look for new of ungodly men. heavens and a new earth, where

8 But, beloved, be not igno- in dwelleth righteousness. rant of this one thing, that one 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeday is with the Lord as a thou-ing that ye look for such things, sand years, and a thousand years be diligent that ye may be found as one day. of him in peace, without spot,

9 The Lord is not slack con-and blameless. cerning his promise, as some 15 And account that the longmen count slackness; but is long-suffering of our Lord is salvasuffering to us-ward, not willing tion; even as our beloved brothat any should perish, but that ther Paul also, according to the all should come to repentance. wisdom given unto him, hath 10 But the day of the Lord written unto you;

will come as a thief in the night; 16 As also in all his epistles, in the which the heavens shall speaking in them of these things; pass away with a great noise, in which are some things hard to and the elements shall melt with be understood, which they that fervent heat, the earth also and are unlearned and unstable the works that are therein shall wrest, as they do also the other be burned up. scriptures, unto their own de

11 Seeing then that all these struction. things shall be dissolved, what 17 Ye therefore, beloved, manner of persons ought ye to seeing ye know these things be be in all holy conversation and fore, beware lest ye also, being godliness, led away with the error of the 12 Looking for and hasting wicked, fall from your own steadunto the coming of the day of fastness.

God, wherein the heavens being 18 But grow in grace, and in on fire shall be dissolved, and the knowledge of our Lord and the elements shall melt with fer- Saviour Jesus Christ. To him vent heat? be glory both now and for ever.

13 Nevertheless we, accord-Amen.

The First Epistle general of JOHN.

CHAP. I.

Person of Christ described.

TH

upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life;

2 (For the life was manifestand we have seen it, and

HAT which was from the beginning, which we have ed, heard, which we have seen with bear witness, and shew unto

our eyes, which we have looked you

that eternal life which was