1 Peter · Chapter 4

[ edit] Therfore Criſt ſuffringe in fleſch, and be ȝe armed bi þe ſame þenking; for he þat ſuffride in fleſch ceeſiþ fro ſynnes, þat he lyue not now to þe deſijris of men, but to þe wille of God, þat is more of tyme in fleſch. Soþeli þe tyme paſſid is ynowȝ to þe wille of heþen men to be endid, þe whiche walkiden in leccheries, and deſijris, in miche drinkinge of wijn, ofte etyngis, drinkingis, and vnleeueful worſchepingis of ydolis. In whiche now þei ben a feerd on ech ſijde, in which þing þei wondren, ȝou to gydere not rennynge in to þe ſame confuſioun of leccherie, blasfemynge. Þe whiche ſhulen ȝiue reſoun to him, þat is redy to deme þe quike and deede.

Soþeli for þis þing and to deede men it is euangelized, þat þei be demyd ſoþeli vp men in fleſch, ſoþeli þat þei lyue vp God in ſpirit. Forſoþe þe ende of alle þingis ſhal neiȝe. And ſo be ȝe prudent, and wake ȝe in preyers; bifore alle þingis forſoþe hauynge charite ech to oþer in ȝou ſilf algatis laſtinge; for charite coueriþ þe multitude of ſynnes, holdinge hoſpitalite to gydere wiþ outen grucchinge; ech man as he receyuede grace, myniſtringe it in to ech oþer, as goode diſpenderes of þe manyfolde grace of God.

If ony man ſpekiþ, ſpeke he as þe wordes of God; if ony man myniſtriþ, as of þe vertu which God myniſtriþ; þat God be honourid in alle þingis bi Jheſu Criſt oure Lord, to whom is glory and lordſhip in to worldlis of worldlis. Amen. Mooſt dere, nyle ȝe go in pilgrimage in feruour, þat is maad to ȝou to temptacioun, as ony of newe þing bifalle to ȝou; but ȝe comunynge to þe paſſiouns of Criſt, haue ioye, þat and ȝe gladinge wiþ oute forþ, haue ioye in þe reuelacioun of his glory. If ȝe ben deſpiſid in þe name of Criſt, ȝe ſhulen be bleſſid; for þat þat is of þe glory and vertu of God, and þe ſpirit þat is his, reſtiþ on ȝou.

Forſoþe no man of ȝou ſuffre as a manſleere, or þeef, or curſer, or a deſijrer of oþere mennus þingis; forſoþe if as a criſten men, ſhame he not, ſoþeli glorifie he God in þis name. For tyme is, þat doom bigynne at Goddis hous; ſoþeli if firſt of vs, what ende of hem, þat bileuen not to þe goſpel? And ſoþeli if a iuſt man vnneþe ſhal be ſaued, where ſhal þe vnpitous man and ſynner appeere? And ſo and þei þat ſuffren vp þe wille of God, bitaken her ſoulis in good dedis to þe feiþful maker of nouȝt.