this

For our reioycing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicitie and godly sinceritie, not with fleshly wisedome, but by the grace of God, wee haue had our conuersation in the world, and more aboundantly to youwards.

And in this confidence I was minded to come vnto you before, that you might haue a second benefit:

1611 marginal noteOr, grace.

¶ But I determined this with my selfe, that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse.

And I wrote this same vnto you, least when I came, I should haue sorrow from them of whome I ought to reioyce, hauing confidence in you all, that my ioy is the ioy of you all.

Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

1611 marginal noteOr, censure

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proofe of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

For euen that which was made glorious, had no glorie in this respect by reason of the glorie that excelleth.

But their mindes were blinded: for vntill this day remaineth the same vaile vntaken away, in the reading of the old testament: which vaile is done away in Christ.

But euen vnto this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is vpon their heart.

¶ Therefore, seeing we haue this ministery, as we haue receiued mercie wee faint not: