to shewe in tymes to come the excedynge ryches of his grace, in kyndnes to vs warde in Christ Iesu.
8For by grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth, and that not of youre selves. For it is the gyfte of God,
9and commeth not of workes, lest eny man shuld bost him silfe.
10For we are his worckman- shippe, created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes, vnto the which god ordeyned vs before, that we shuld walke in them.
11for whiche thing be 3e myndeful: that sumtyme 3e weren hethen in fleisch, whiche weren seide prepucie: fro that that is seide circumcisioun made by hond in fleisch,
12 & 3e weren in that tyme without crist, alienede fro the lyuynge of israel and gestis of testamentis, not hauynge hope of biheest: and withouten god in this world,
13but now in crist ihesus, 3e that weren sumtyme fer, ben made ny3 in the blood of crist,
14for he is oure pees, that made bothe oon, & vnbindynge the myddil walle
15of a wal with out morter enemytees in his fleisch, and a voidide the lawe of maundementis, bi domes: that he make .ij. in hym silf in to o newe man, makynge pees:
16to recounceile bothe in o bodi to god bi the cros, sleynge the enemytees in hym silf,
17and he comynge prechid pees to 3ou, that weren fer: and pees to hem that weren ny3,
18for bi hym we bothe han ny3 comynge: in o spirit to the fadir.
11Wherfore remember that ye beynge in tyme passed gentyls in the flesshe, and were called vncircumcision to them which are called circumcision in the flesshe, which circumcision is made by hondes:
12Remember I saye, that ye were at that tyme with oute Christ, and were reputed aliantes from the commen welth of Israel, and were straungers from the testamentes of promes, and had no hope, and were with out god in this worlde.
13But now in Christ Iesu, ye which a whyle agoo were farre of, are made nye by the bloude of Christ.
14For he is oure peace, whych hath made of both one, and hath broken doune the wall that was a stoppe bitwene vs,
15and hath also put awaye thorow his flesshe, the cause of hatred (that is to saye, the lawe of com- maundementes contayned in the lawe written) for to make of twayne one newe man in him silfe, so makynge peace:
16and to reconcile both vnto god in one body thorow his crosse, and slewe hatred therby:
17and came and preached peace to you which were a farre of, and to them that were nye:
18For thorow him we both have an open waye in, in one sprete vnto the father.
19therfor now 3e ben not gestis, and straungers: but 3e ben citeseynes of seintis: & housholde meyne of god,
20aboue bildid on the foundement of apostlis & of profetis, vpon that hi3ist corner stoon crist ihesus,
21in whom eche bildynge made: wexeth in to an holi temple in the lord,
22in whom also 3e be bildid to gidre in to the habitacle of god in the hooli gooste.
19Now therfore ye are no moare straungers and foreners: but citesyns with the saynctes, and of the hous- holde of god:
20and are bilt apon the foundacion of the apostles and pro- phetes, Iesus Christ beynge the heed corner stone,
21in whom every bildynge coupled togedder, groweth vnto an holy temple in the lorde,
22in whom ye also are bilt togedder, and made an habitacion for god in the sprete.
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FOR the grace of this thing, I poul the bounden of crist ihesus for 3ou hethen men:
2if netheles 3e han herde the dispensacioun of goddis grace that is 3ouun to me in 3ou,
3for bi reuelacioun the sacrament is made knowun to me, as I aboue wrote in schort thing:
4as 3e moun rede and vndurstonde my prudence in the my- nysterie of crist,
5whiche was not knowun to othere generaciouns to the sones of men: as it is now schewid to hise holi apostlis and profetis, in the spirit,
6that hethen men ben euen eiris, and of o bodi: and parteneris to gidre, of his biheest in crist ihesus bi the euangeli,
7whos mynystre I am made by the 3ifte of goddis grace
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whiche is 3ouun to me bi the worchynge of his vertu,