also be glad with exceeding joy. 4 And when the prince of pastors 14 If you be reproached for the shall appear, you shall receive a nename of Christ, you shall be bles-ver-fading crown of glory. sed: for that which is of the honour, 5 In like manner ye young men glory and power of God, and that be subject to the ancients. And do which is hisSpirit,resteth upon you. ye all insinuate humility one to ano15 But let none of you suffer as ther, for God resisteth the proud, a murderer, or a thief, or a railer, but to the humble he giveth grace. or a coveter of other men's things. 6 Be you humbled therefore under 16 But if as a Christian, let him the mighty hand of God, that he not be ashamed, but let him glori- may exalt you in the time of visify God in this name. tation.

17 For the time is that judgment should begin at the house of God. And if first at us, what shall be the end of them that believe not the gospel of God?

18 And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

19 Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God, commend their souls in good deeds to the faithful Creator.

HE ancients therefore that are among you, I beseech, who am myself also an ancient, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glorywhich is to be revealed in time to come : 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it not by constraint, but willingly according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake, but voluntarily :

3 Neither as lording it over the elergy, but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart.

7 Casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you.

8 Be sober and watch: because

your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,goeth about, seeking whom he may devour.

9 Whom resist ye, strong in faith knowing that the same affliction befalls your brethren who are in the world.

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory, in Christ JESUS, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you.

11 To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

12 By Sylvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I think, I have written briefly: beseeching and testifying that this is the true grace of God, wherein you stand.

13 The church that is in Babylon,elected together with you, saluteth you: and so doth my son Mark. 14 Salute one another with a holy kiss. Grace be to all you who are in Christ JESUS. Amen.

Ver. 18. Scarcely. That is, not without much labour and difficulty.

The second EPISTLE of St. PETER.
CHAP. I.

He exhorts them to join all other JESUS Christ.

virtues with their faith.

the justice of our God and Saviour

2 Grace to you and peace be ac

IMON Peter, servant and apos-complished in the knowledge of

have obtained equal faith with us in Lord :

3 As all things of his divine pow-that after my decease also, you may er, which appertain to life and god- often have, whereby you may keep liness, are given us, through the a memory of these things. knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and

virtue.

4 By whom he hath given us most great and precious promises: that by these you may be made partakers of the divine nature: flying the corruption of that concupiscence which is in the world.

16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord JESUS Christ: but having been made eye witness of his majesty.

17 For, he received from God the Father, honour and glory; this voice coming down to him from 5 And you employing all care, the excellent glory, This is my beminister in your faith, virtue and loved Son in whom I have pleased in virtue, knowledge: myself, hear ye him.

6 And in knowledge, abstinence: and in abstinence, patience: and in patience, godliness:

18 And this voice we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount: 7 And in godliness, love of bro- 19 And we have the more firm therhood and in love of brother-prophetical word: whereunto you hood, charity. do well to attend, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:

8 For if these things be with you, and abound, they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord JESUS Christ.

20 Understanding this first, that no prophecy of scripture is made by private interpretation,

9 For he that hath not these things with him, is blind, and gro- 21 For prophecy came not by the ping, having forgotten that he was will of man at any time: but the purged from his old sins. holy men of God spoke, inspired 10 Wherefore, brethren, labour by the Holy Ghost. the more, that by good works you

CHAP. H.

may make sure your calling and He warns them against false teachers:

election. For doing these things, BUT there were also false pro

you shall not sin at any time.

phets among the people, even

11 For so an entrance shall be as there shall be among you lying ministered to you abundantly into teachers who shall bring in sects the everlasting kingdom of ourLord of perdition, and deny the Lordand Saviour JESUS Christ. who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

12 For which cause I will begin to put you always in remembrance of these things: though indeed you know them, and are confirmed in the present truth.

13 But I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance. 14 Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord JESUS Christ also hath signified to me.

15 And I will do my endeavour,

2 And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their perdition slumbereth not.

4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned: but delivered them drawn down by infernal ropes

to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment:

5 And spared not the original world,but preserved Noe the eighth person the preacher of justice, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.

the way of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity,

16 But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which speaking with man's voice, forbade the folly of the pro- . phet.

17 These are fountains without water and clouds tossed with whirlwinds, to whom the mist of dark

6 And reducing the cities of the Sodomites and of the Gomorrhites into ashes, condemned them to be overthrown, making them an exam-ness is reserved. ple to those that should after act wickedly.

7 And delivered just Lot oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked.

8 For in sight and hearing he was just dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works.

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented:

18 For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness, those who for a little while escape,such as converse

in error:

19 Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.

20 For if, flying from the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Sa10 And especially them who viour JESUS Christ, they be again walk after the flesh in the lust of entangled in them, and overcome: uncleanness, and despise govern- their latter state is become unto ment, audacious, self-willed, they them worse than the former. fear not to bring in sects, blasphe- 21 For it had been better for ming. them not to have known the way 11 Whereas angels who are greater of justice, than after they have in strength and power, bring not known it to turn back from that hoagainst themselves a railing judg-ly commandment which was deli

ment.

vered to them.

12 But these men as irrational 22 For, that of the true proverb beasts, naturally tending to the has happened to them. The dog snare and to destruction, blasphe- is returned to his vomit: and, The ming those things which they know sow that was washed, to her walnot shall perish in their corruption, lowing in the mire.

CHAP. III.

13 Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure Against scoffers denying the second the delights of a day: stains and spots, sporting themselves to excess, rioting in their feasts with

you.

coming of Christ. BEHOLD this second epistle 1

write to you, my dearly beloved, in which 1 stir up by way of 14 Having eyes full of adultery admonition your sincere mind: and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring 2 That you may be mindful of unstable souls, having their heart those words which I told you beexercised with covetousness, chil-fore from the holy prophets, and of dren of malediction: your apostles, of the precepts of the Lord and Saviour.

15 Leaving the right way they have gone astray, having followed

3 Knowing this first, that in the

last days there shall come deceitful things are to be dissolved, what scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4 Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? for since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of the Lord, by which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with the burn

5 For this they are wilfully ig-ing heat? norant of, that the heavens were 13 But we look for new heavens before, and the earth, out of water, and a new earth according to his and through water, consisting by the word of God.

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

7 But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men.

promises, in which justice dwelleth.

14 Wherefore, dearly beloved. seeing that you look for these things, be diligent that ye may be found undefiled and unspotted to him in peace :

15 And account the long suffering of our Lord salvation, as also our most dear brother Paul,according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you:

8 But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day 16 As also in all his epistles. with the Lord is as a thousand speaking in them of these things; years, and a thousand years as one in which are certain things hard to day. be understood, which the unlearn9 The Lord delayeth not his pro-ed and unstable wrest, as they do mise, as some imagine: but dealeth also the other scriptures to their patiently for your sake, not willing own destruction. that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.

10 But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it shall be burnt up.

11 Seeing then that all these

17 You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness.

18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour JESUS Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity. Amen.

St. JOHN the Apostle.

and we have seen, and do bear witness, and declare unto you the life eternal which was with the Father, and hath appeared to us:

3 That which we have seen and have heard, we declare unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowsnip may be with the Father, and with his Son JESUS Christ..

4 And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice, and your joy may be full,

ness.

new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you

5 And this is the declaration which we have heard from him, have heard. and declare unto you: That God is 8. Again a new commandment I light, and in him there is no dark-write unto you, which thing is true both in him and in you: because 6 If we say that we have fellow-the darkness is passed and the true ship with him, and walk in dark- light now shineth. ness, we lie, and do not the truth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, 7 But if we walk in the light, as and hateth his brother, is in darkhe also is in the light; we have fel-ness even until now. lowship one with another, and the blood of JESUS Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin; we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins; he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

10 If we say that we have not sinned; we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

CHAP. II.

10 He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no scandal in him.

11 But he that hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

12 I write unto you, little children,because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

13 I write unto you, fathers, bẹcause you have known him, who is from the beginning. I write unto

Directions what to write to the ap-you, young men, because you have

gels or bishops of Ephesus, &c. Mice to you that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, JESUS Christ the just:

Y little children, these things

2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

3 And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.

overcome the wicked one.

I

cause you have known the Father. write unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

14 I write unto you, babes, be

15 Love not the world, nor the the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, 4 He who saith that he knoweth is the concupiscence of the flesh, him, and keepeth not his command-and the concupiscence of the eyes, ments, is a liar, and the truth is not and the pride of life, which is not in him : of the Father, but is of the world.

5 But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected: and by this we know that we are in him.

6 He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also to walk, even as he walked.

17 And the world passeth away, and the concupiscence thereof. But he that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.

18 Little children, it is the last hour: and as you have heard that Antichrist cometh: even now there 7 Dearly beloved, I write not al are become many Antichrists