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[1] Britheren, if a man be occupied in ony gilt, ye that ben spiritual, enforme ye such oon in spirit of softnesse, biholdinge thi silf, lest that thou be temptid.
[2] Ech bere othere chargis, and so ye schulen fulfille the lawe of Crist.
[3] For who that trowith that he be ouyt, whanne he is nouyt, he bigilith him silf.
[4] But ech man preue his owne werk, and so he schal haue glorie in him silf, and not in an othere.
[5] For ech man schal bere his owne charge.
[6] He that is tauyt bi word, comune he with him that techith hym, in `alle goodis.
[7] Nyle ye erre, God is not scorned;
[8] for tho thingis that a man sowith, tho thingis he schal repe. For he that sowith in his fleisch, of the fleisch he schal repe corrupcioun; but he that sowith in the spirit, of the spirit he schal repe euerelastynge lijf.
[9] And doynge good faile we not; for in his tyme we schal repe, not failinge.
[10] Therfor while we han tyme, worche we good to alle men; but most to hem that ben homliche of the feith.
[11] Se ye, what maner lettris Y haue write to you with myn owne hoond.
[12] For who euere wole plese in the fleisch, `this constreyneth you to be circumcidid, oonli that thei suffren not the persecucioun of Cristis crosse.
[13] For nether thei that ben circumcidid kepen the lawe; but thei wolen that ye be circumcidid, that thei haue glorie in youre fleisch.
[14] But fer be it fro me to haue glorie, no but in the crosse of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom the world is crucified to me, and Y to the world.
[15] For in Jhesu Crist nether circumcisioun is ony thing worth, ne prepucie, but a newe creature.
[16] And who euere suwen this reule, pees on hem, and merci, and on Israel of God.
[17] And heraftir no man be heuy to me; for Y bere in my bodi the tokenes of oure Lord Jhesu Crist.
[18] The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit, britheren. Amen.
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