17This I saye therfore and testifie in the lorde, that ye hence forth walke not as other gentyls walke, in vanitie of their mynde,
18blynded in their vnderstondynge, beynge straungers from the lyfe which is in god thorow the ignorancy that is in them, because of the blyndnes of their hertes:
19which beynge past repentaunce, have geven them selves vnto wan- tannes, to worke all manner of vn- clennes, even with gredynes.
20But ye have not so learned Christ,
21if so be ye have hearde of him, and are taught in him, even as the trueth is in Iesu.
22So then as concernynge the conversacion in tyme past, laye from you that olde man, which is corrupte thorow the deceavable lustes
23and be ye renued in the sprete of youre myndes,
24and put on that newe man, which after the ymage of God is shapen in ryghtewesnes and true holynes.
25Wherfore put awaye lyinge, and speake every man truth vnto his neghbour, for as moche as we are members one of another.
26Be angrye but synne not let not the sonne go doune apon youre wrathe
27nether geue place vnto the backbyter.
28Let him that stole, steale no moare, but let him rather laboure with his hondes some good thinge that he maye have to geve vnto him that nedeth.
29eche yuel word go not of 3oure mouth, but if ony is good to the edifi- cacioun of feith, that it 3eue grace to men that heren,
30and nyle 3e make the holi goost of god sorie: in whiche 3e ben markid in the dai of redemp- cioun,
31alle bittirnesse & wraththe and indignacioun, and crie and blas- femy, be takun aweye fro 3ou, with al malice,
32and be 3e to gidre benyngne, merciful, for3euynge to gidre as also god for3af to 3ou in crist.
29Let no filthy communicacion pro cede out of youre mouthes: but that whych is good to edefye with all, when nede ys: that it maye have faveour with the hearers.
30And greve not the holy sprete of God, by whome ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcion.
31Let all bitternes fearsnes and wrath, rorynge and cursyd speakynge, be put awaye from you, with all maliciousnes.
32Be ye courteouse one to another, and merci full, forgevynge one another, even as god for Christes sake forgave you.
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THERFOR be 3e folowers of god: as moost dereworthe sones,
2and walke 3e in loue: as crist loued us, and 3af hym silf for us an offrynge and a sacrifice to god: in to the odour of swetnesse,
3and fornycacioun and al vnclennes or auarice be not named among 3ou: as it bicometh hooly men,
4ethere filthe or foli speche or harlotrie that perteyneth not to profi3t; but more doynge of thank- yngis,
5for wite 3e this and vndir- stonde that eche lecchour, or vnclene man or coueitous, that serueth to mawmetis: hath not eritage in the kyngdom of crist & of god,
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BE ye folowers of god as dere children,
2and walke in love even as Christ loved vs and gave him silfe for vs, an offerynge and a sacrifyce of a swete saver to god.
3So that forni- cacion and all vnclennes, or coveteousnes be not once named amonge you, as it be commeth saynctes:
4nether filthynes, nether folishe talk- yng, nether gestinge which are not comly: but rather gevynge of thankes