12to the ful endynge of seyntis, in to the werke of mynysteri: in to edifi- cacioun of cristis bodi, 13til we rennen alle in to vnyte of feith, and of know- ynge of goddis sone: in to a perfi3t man, aftir the mesure of age of the plente of crist, 14that we be not now litil children mouynge as wawis: & be not borun aboute with eche wynde of techynge, in the weywardnesse of men, in sutil witte, to the disceyuynge of errour, 7 Vnto every one of vs is geven grace acordinge to the measure of the gyft of christ.
8Wherfore he sayth: He is gone vp an hye, and hath ledde captivitie captive, and hath geven gyftes vnto men. 9That he ascended: what meaneth it, but that he also descended fyrst into the lowest parties of the erth? 10He that descended, is even the same also that ascended vp, even above all hevens, to fulfill all thinges. 11And the very same made some Apostles, some prophetes, some Evan- gelistes, some Sheperdes, some Tea- chers: 12that the sainctes might have all thinges necessarie to worke and minister with all, to the edifyinge of the body of christ, 13tyll we every one (in the vnitie of fayth, and knowledge of the sonne of god) growe vp vnto a parfayte man, after the measure of age of the fulnes of Christ. 14That we hence forth be no moare chyldren, wauerynge and caryed with every wynde of doctryne, by the wylynes of men and craftynes, wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceave vs. 15but do we truthe in charite and wexe in him bi alle thingis, that is crist oure hed, 16of whom al the bodi sette to gidre, and bounden to gidre bi eche ioynture of vndir seruynge bi worchynge in to the mesure of eche membre: makith encreesynge of the bodi in to edificaciouns of it silf in charite. 17therfor I seie and witnesse this thing in the lord: that 3e walke not now, as hethen men walken in the vanyte of her wit, 18that han vndir- stondynge derkned with derknessis, and ben aliened fro the liif of god, bi ygnoraunce that is in hem: for the blyndenesse of her herte, 19whiche dispeirynge bitoken hem silf to vn- chastite: in to the worchynge of alle vnclennesse in coueitise, 20but 3e han not so lernd crist: 21if netheles 3e herden hym, and ben tau3te in hym: as is truthe in ihesus, 22do 3e awey bi the oold lyuynge, the oolde man that is corrupt bi the desiris of errour, 23And be 3e renewid in the spirit of 3oure soule: 24and clothe 3e the newe man whiche is made aftir god in ri3twisnesse and holynesse of truthe, 25for whiche thing 3e putte aweye lesynge: and speke 3e truthe eche man with his nei3bore, for we ben membris eche to othir, 26be 3e wrooth, and nyle 3e do synne, the sunne falle not doun on 3oure wraththe; 27nyle 3e 3eue stede to the deuel, 28he that stal, now stele he not, but more traueile he in worchynge with hise hondis, that that is gode, that he haue wherof he schal 3eue to the nedy, 15But let vs folowe the trueth in loue, and in all thynges growe in him which is the heed, that ys to saye Christ, 16in whom all the body ys coupled and knet togedder in every ioynt wherwith one ministreth to another (accordinge to the operacion as every parte hath his measure) and increaseth the body, vnto the edyfy- inge of it silfe in love.