1 Peter 4:4-5:14

Matthew^{(i) 4} And it semeth to them a straunge thynge, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therfore speake they euyl of you, ⁵ whiche shall geue a comptes to hym that is redy to iudge quicke & dead. ⁶ For vnto this purpose verely was the Gospel preached vnto the dead that they shoulde be iudged lyke other men in the fleshe, but shoulde lyue before God in the spirite. ⁷ The ende of al thinges is at hande. Be ye therfore discrete and sober, that ye maye be apt to prayers. ⁸ But aboue all thinges haue feruente loue among you. For loue couereth the multitude of synnes. ⁹ Be ye herberous one to another, & that without grudginge. ¹⁰ As euerye man hath receyued the gifte, minister the same one to another as good mynisters of the manifolde grace of God. ¹¹ Yf anye man speake let hym talke as though he spake the wordes of God. If any man mynistre, let hym do it as of the habilitie, whyche God ministreth vnto hym. That God in all thinges may be glorifyed thorowe IESUS Christ, to whom be prayse and domynyon for euer, and whyle the worlde standeth. Amen. ¹² Dearely beloued, be not troubled in hys heate, whiche nowe is come amonge you to trye you as though some straunge thing had happened vnto you: ¹³ but reioice in as much as ye are partakers of Christes passions, that when his glory appereth, ye maye be mery and glad. ¹⁴ If ye be railed vpon for the name of Christ, happie are ye. For the spyryte of glorye, and the spyryte of Gad resteth vpon you. On theyr parte he is euyll spoken of, but on your parte he is glorified. ¹⁵ Se that none of you suffer as a murtherer or as a thefe, or an euil doar, or as a busibody in other mens matters. ¹⁶ Yf any man suffer as a Christen man, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorifie God on this behalfe. ¹⁷ For the time is come that iudgemente must beginne at the house of God. Yf it fyrst begynne at vs, what shal the ende be of them, whiche beleue not the Gospel of God? ¹⁸ And yf the rightuous scasly be saued, where shal the vngodly and the sinner appere? ¹⁹ Wherfore let them that suffer according to the wil of God, commit their soules to him with wel doing, as vnto a faythfull creator. ^{5 1} The elders whiche are amonge you, I exhorte, whiche am also an elder, and a wytnes of the affliccions of Christe, and also a partaker of the glory that shallbe opened, ² se that ye fede Christes flocke, which is amonge you, takinge the ouersight of them, not as though ye were compelled therto, but wyllingly, not for the desire of fylthy lucre, but of a good minde, ³ not as though ye were Lordes ouer the parishes, but that ye be an ensample to the flocke. ⁴ And when the chiefe shephearde shal appere, ye shal receiue an incorruptible crowne of glorie. ⁵ Lykewyse ye yonger submit youre selues vnto the elder. Submit youre selues euerye man, one to another, knyt youre selues together in lowlines of mynde. For God resisteth the proude & geueth grace to humble. ⁶ Submit youre selues therfore vnder the myghty hande of God, that he maye exalte you, when the tyme is come. ⁷ Caste all your care to him: for he careth for you. ⁸ Be sober and watch, for your aduersary the deuyll as a roringe Lyon walketh aboute, sekinge whom he may deuour, ⁹ whom resist stedfast in the fayth remembring, that ye do but fulfill the same affliccions, which are appointed to youre brethren that are in the worlde. ¹⁰ The God of al grace, which called you vnto his eternal glory by Christe Iesus, shall hys owne selfe after ye haue suffred a litle affliccion make you perfecte, shall settle, strength and stablishe you. ¹¹ To hym be glorie and dominion for euer, and whyle the worlde endureth. Amen. ¹² By Syluanus a faythfull brother vnto you (as I suppose) haue I wrytten brefly, exhortynge and testifyenge howe that this is the true grace of God wherin ye stande. ¹³ The companions of youre election, that are of Babylon, salute you, and Marcus my sonne. ¹⁴ Grete ye one another wyth the kysse of loue. Peace be wyth you all, which are in Christe Iesus. AMEN.