Romans 12:1-13:14 I beseche you therfore brethren, by the mercifulnesse of God, that ye geue vp your bodyes a quicke sacrifice, holy, acceptable vnto God, whiche is your reasonable seruice

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ I beseche you therfore brethren, by the mercifulnesse of God, that ye geue vp your bodyes a quicke sacrifice, holy, acceptable vnto God, [whiche is] your reasonable seruice ² And fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde, but be ye chaunged in your shape, by ye renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is the wyll of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect ³ For I say, through the grace geuen vnto me, to euery man among you, that no man esteeme of hym selfe more then he ought to esteeme: but so esteeme [hym selfe] that he behaue hymselfe discretelye, accordyng as God hath dealt to euerye man the measure of fayth ⁴ For as we haue many members in one body, and all members haue not one office ⁵ So, we beyng many, are one body in Christe, and euery one members one of another ⁶ Seyng that we haue dyuers giftes, accordyng to the grace that is geuen vnto vs, yf any man haue the gyft, either prophesie after the measure of fayth ⁷ Either office in administration, or he that teacheth in teachyng ⁸ Or he that exhorteth, in exhortyng, he that geueth in singlenesse, he that ruleth in diligence, he that is mercifull in chearefulnesse ⁹ Loue without dissimulation, hatyng euyll, cleauyng to good ¹⁰ Affectioned one to another with brotherly loue, in geuyng honour, go one before another ¹¹ Not lither in businesse, feruent in spirite, seruyng the Lorde ¹² Reioycyng in hope, pacient in trouble, instant in prayer ¹³ Distributyng to ye necessitie of saintes, geuen to hospitalitie ¹⁴ Blesse them which persecute you, blesse, and curse not ¹⁵ Reioyce with them that do reioyce, and wepe with them that wepe ¹⁶ Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions ¹⁷ Recompensyng to no man euyll for euyll. Prouydyng afore hande thynges honest, [not only before God, but also] in the syght of all men ¹⁸ If it be possible, as much as lyeth in you, lyue peaceably with all men ¹⁹ Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but rather geue place vnto wrath. For it is written: Uengeaunce is myne, I wyll repay sayth the Lorde ²⁰ Therfore, yf thyne enemie hunger, feede hym: yf he thyrst, geue him drinke. For in so doyng, thou shalt heape coales of fyre on his head ²¹ Be not ouercome of euyll, but ouercome euyll with good ¹³ ¹ Let euery soule be subiect vnto the hyer powers: For there is no power but of god. The powers that be, are ordeyned of God ² Whosoeuer therfore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinaunce of God: And they that resist, shall receaue to the selues dampnation ³ For rulers are not fearefull to good workes, but to the euyll. Wylt thou not feare the power? Do well, and thou shalt haue prayse of the same ⁴ For he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But yf thou do euyll, feare: For he beareth not the sworde in vayne, for he is the minister of God, reuenger of wrath on hym that doth euyll ⁵ Wherfore, ye must needes be subiect, not only for feare of punishment: but also because of conscience ⁶ And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, seruyng for the same purpose ⁷ Geue to euery man therfore his dutie, tribute to whom tribute, custome to whom custome, feare to whom feare, honour to whom honour [belongeth. ⁸ Owe nothyng to no man, but to loue one another: (For he that loueth another, hath fulfylled the lawe ⁹ For this: Thou shalt not commit adultrie, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not lust: and yf there be any other commaundement, it is comprehended in this saying: Namelye, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe ¹⁰ Charitie worketh no yll to his neyghbour, therfore the fulfyllyng of the lawe is charitie. ¹¹ And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued ¹² The nyght is passed, the day is come nye. Let vs therfore caste away the deedes of darknesse, & let vs put on the armour of lyght ¹³ Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in riotyng & dronkennesse, neither in chaumberyng & wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying ¹⁴ But put ye on ye Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes [therof.