Chapter 13

He driveth into them the fear of excommunication: to the end that they doing penance before- hand, he may not be compelled to use his authority when he cometh, and as he hath threatened. ℣.11 And so with a general exhortation he endeth.

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   Lo this the third time I come unto you: In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word stand.

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   I foretold and do foretell as present, and now absent, to them that sinned before, and all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare.

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   Seek you an experiment of him that speaketh in me, Christ; who in you is not weak, but is mighty in you?

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   For although he was crucified of infirmity; yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him: but we shall live with him by the power of God on you.

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   Try your own selves if you be in the faith, prove ye your selves. Know you not your selves that Christ Jesus is in you, unless perhaps you be reprobates.

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   But I hope you know that we are not reprobates.

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   And we pray God, that you do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is good, and we be as reprobates.

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   For we can not any thing against the truth; but for the truth.

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   For we rejoice, for that we are weak, and you are mighty. This also we pray for, your consummation.

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    Therefore these things I write absent: that being present I may not deal hardly according to the power which our Lord hath given me unto edification and not unto destruction.

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    For the rest, brethren, rejoice, be perfect, take exhortation, be of one mind, have peace; and the God of peace & love shall be with you.

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    Salute one another in a holy kiss. All the saints salute you.

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    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communication of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.