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Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reueiled vnto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit,

That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel,

Euen vnto me the least of all Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preach among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of Christ,

And to make cleare vnto all men what the fellowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath bene hid in God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ,

According to the eternall purpose, which he wrought in Christ Iesus our Lord:

By whom we haue boldenes and entrance with confidence, by faith in him.

For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ,

That he might graunt you according to the riches of his glorie, that ye may be strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,

That Christ may dwell in your heartes by faith:

And to knowe the loue of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all fulnesse of God.

Vnto him therefore that is able to do exceeding aboundantly aboue all that we aske or thinke, according to the power that worketh in vs,

Be praise in the Church by Christ Iesus, throughout all generations for euer, Amen.

I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,

There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,

But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.

(Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?

Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)

Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,

For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,

Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,

But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.

This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,

But yee haue not so learned Christ,

If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,