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- The elders which are among you, I beseech which am also an elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe reueiled,
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- Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
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- Not as though ye were lords ouer Gods heritage, but that yee may bee ensamples to the flocke.
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- And when that chiefe shepheard shal appeare, ye shall receiue an incorruptible crowne of glory.
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- Likewise ye yonger, submit your selues vnto the elders, & submit your selues euery man, one to another: decke your selues inwardly in lowlinesse of minde: for God resisteth the proude, and giueth grace to the humble.
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- Humble your selues therefore vnder the mightie hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.
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- Cast all your care on him: for he careth for you.
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- Be sober, and watch: for your aduersarie the deuil as a roaring lyon walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure:
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- Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren which are in the world.
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- And the God of all grace, which hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a litle, make you perfite, confirme, strengthen and stablish you.
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- To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer, Amen.
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- By Syluanus a faithfull brother vnto you, as I suppose, haue I written briefly, exhorting and testifying how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.
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- The Church that is at Babylon elected together with you, saluteth you, and Marcus my sonne.
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- Greete ye one another with the kisse of loue.
Peace be with you all which are in Christ Iesus, Amen.
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