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1 Also wymmen be thei suget to her hosebondis; that if ony man bileue not to the word, bi the conuersacioun of wymmen thei be wonnun with out word.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϫⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ
2 And biholde ye in drede youre hooli conuersacioun.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲡⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ
3 Of whiche `ther be not with outforth curious ournyng of heer, ether doyng aboute of gold, ethir ournyng of clothing;
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲱⲗⲕ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ
4 but thilke that is the hid man of herte, in vncorrupcioun, and of mylde spirit, which is riche in the siyt of God.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲣⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ
5 For so sumtyme hooli wymmen hopinge in God ourneden hem silf, and weren suget to her owne hosebondis.
ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ
6 As Sara obeied to Abraham, and clepide hym lord; of whom ye ben douytris wel doynge, and not dredynge ony perturbacioun.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ
7 Also men dwelle togidre, and bi kunnyng yyue ye onoure to the wommanus freeltee, as to the more feble, and as to euen eiris of grace and of lijf, that youre preieris be not lettid.
ⲍ̅ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
8 And in feith alle of oon wille in preier be ye eche suffringe with othere, loueris of britherhod, merciful, mylde, meke;
ⲏ̅ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲣ ⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲛⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
9 not yeldinge yuel for yuel, nether cursing for cursing, but ayenward blessinge; for in this thing ye ben clepid, that ye welde blessinge bi eritage.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ
10 For he that wole loue lijf, and se goode daies, constreyne his tunge from yuel, and hise lippis, that thei speke not gile.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ
11 And bowe he from yuel, and do good; seke he pees, and perfitli sue it.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲉⲕⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ
12 For the iyen of the Lord ben on iust men, and hise eris on the preieris of hem; but the cheer of the Lord is on men that don yuels.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲡϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
13 And who is it that schal anoye you, if ye ben sueris and louyeris of goodnesse?
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲑⲙⲕⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲉⲣ ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ
14 But also if ye suffren ony thing for riytwisnesse, ye ben blessid; but drede ye not the drede of hem, that ye be not disturblid.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ
15 But halewe ye the Lord Crist in youre hertis, and euermore be ye redi to satisfaccioun to ech man axynge you resoun of that feith and hope that is in you,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϯ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
16 but with myldenesse and drede, hauynge good conscience; that in that thing that thei bacbiten of you, thei ben confoundid, whiche chalengen falsly youre good conuersacioun in Crist.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
17 For it is betere that ye do wel, and suffre, if the wille of God wole, than doynge yuele.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
18 For also Crist onys diede for oure synnes, he iust for vniust, that he schulde offre to God vs, maad deed in fleisch, but maad quik in spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ
19 For which thing he cam in spirit, and also to hem that weren closid togidre in prisoun prechide;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
20 whiche weren sum tyme vnbileueful, whanne thei abididen the pacience of God in the daies of Noe, whanne the schip was maad, in which a few, that is to seie, eiyte soulis weren maad saaf bi water.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣ ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣ ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲱϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲧϭⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ
21 And so baptym of lijk forme makith vs saaf; not the puttyng awei of the filthis of fleisch, but the axyng of a good conscience in God, bi the ayenrysyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that is in the riyt half of God,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲟⲣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
22 and swolewith deth, that we schulden be made eiris of euerlastinge lijf. He yede in to heuene, and aungelis, and powers, and vertues, ben maad sugetis to hym.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛϭⲟⲙ
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
