fleisch: but nurischith and fosterith it, as crist doith the chirche, 30and we ben membris of his bodi: of his fleisch, and of his boonys, 31for this thing a man schal forsake his fadir and modir: and he schal drawe to his wiif, and thei schuln be tweyne in o fleisch, 32this sacrament is greet, 3e I seie in crist, and in the chirche, 33netheles 3e alle, eche man loue his wiif as hym silf, & the wiif drede hir housbonde. 28So ought men to love their wyves, as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe, loveth him sylfe. 29For no man ever yet, hated his awne flesshe: but norissheth and cherisseth it even as the lorde doth the congregacion. 30For we are members of his body, of his flesshe, and of his bones. 31For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall continue with his wyfe, and two shalbe made one flesshe. 32This is a great secrete, but I speake bitwene Christ and the con- gregacion. 33Neverthelesse do ye so that every one of you love his wyfe truely even as him silfe. And let the wyfe se that she feare her husbande. 6. SONES obeisch 3e to 3oure fadir and modir in the lord, for this thing is ri3tful, 2onoure thou thi fadir and thi modir, that is the first maunde- ment in biheest, 3that it be wel to thee, & that thou be long lyuynge on erthe, 4and fadris nyle 3e terre 3oure sones to wraththe: but nurische 3e hem in the techynge and chastisynge of the lord. 5Seruauntis obeische 3e to fleischli lordis with drede and tremblynge in symplenesse of 3oure herte as to crist, 6not seruynge at the i3e, as plesyng to men: but as ser- uauntis of crist, doynge the wille of god bi discrescioun 7with good wille: seruynge as to the lord: and not as to men, witynge that eche man 8what euer good thing he schal do: he schal resceyue this of the lord, whether seruaunt whether fre man, 9 & 3e lordis to do the same thingis to hem: for3euynge manassis, witynge that bothe her lord and 3oure is in heuenes: and the takynge of per- sounds is not anentis god. 6. CHYLDREN obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for so is it right. 2Honoure thy father and mother, that is the fyrst commaunde- ment that hath eny promes, 3that thou mayst be in good estate, and lyve longe on the erthe. 4And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bringe them vp with the norter and informacion of the Lorde. 5Servauntes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters, with feare and trim- blinge, in singlenes of youre hertes, as vnto Christ: 6not with service in the eye sight, as men pleasars: but as the servauntes of Christ, doynge the will of God from the herte 7with good will servinge the Lorde, and not men. 8And remember that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth, that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde, whether he be bonde or fre.
9And ye masters, do even the same thinges vnto them, puttinge awaye threateninges: and remember that even youre master also is in heven, nether is ther eny respecte of person with him. 10here aftirward britheren be 3e counfortide in the lord: and in the my3t of his vertu, 11clothe 3ou with the armure of god, that 3e moun stonde a3ens aspiyngis of the deuel, 12for why stryuynge is not to us a3ens fleisch and blood but a3ens the princis and potestis, a3ens gouernouris of the world of these derknessis, a3ens spiritual thingis of wickidnesse, in heuenli thingis, 10Finally my brethren, be stronge in the Lorde, and in the power of his myght. 11Put on the armour of God, that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst the crafty assautes of the devyll. 12For we wrestle not agaynst flesshe and bloud: but agaynst rule, agaynst power, and agaynst worldly rulars of the darckenes of this worlde, agaynst spretuall wickednes for hevenly thinges. 13therfor take 3e the armure of god, that 3e moun a3enstonde in the yuel dai, and in alle thingis stonde parfi3t, 14therfor stonde 3e and be 3e girde aboute 3oure leendis in sothfastnesse, and clothid with the haburioun of ri3twisnesse, 15and 3oure feet schode in makynge redi of the gospel of pees, 16in alle thingis take 3e the scheeld of feith in whiche 3e moun quenche alle the firi dartis of the worst, 17and take 3e the helme of helthe, and the swerde of the goost, that is the