An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

I have spoken to you, I have written to you. I have showed you the whole counsel of God. The word which I spake to you, is the very word of God. I testify before the Lord, and call God to witness unto my soul, that it is the truth of God, and not any devise of man. You did believe it, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is indeed the word of God. Become not now unfaithful, although you spy many infirmities in your teachers: although you see them fall into offences, and ware covetous, and give evil example in their life and conversation. Although you see the faith of many shaken, and that they have put away from them a good conscience, and turn back from the love of the gospel which they once seemed to profess, and so are gone out from among you: yet stand you upright. Hold fast the doctrine which you have received: and continue in the things which you have learned, and be persuaded that they are able to make you wise unto salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Christ saith, woe be to the world because of offences, whosoever ¹shall offend one of these little ones, which believe in me, it were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. And again he saith, Blessed is he ⟨p. 390⟩²which is not offended in me. Therefore, work your own salvation in trembling and in fear. Blessed is he that abideth with Christ in temptations, and continueth faithful unto the end.

I haue spoken to you, I haue written to you. I haue shewed you the whole counsaile of God. The word which I spake to you, is the verie worde of God. I testitie before the Lord, and call God to witnesse vnto my soule, that it is the truth of God, and not anie deuise of man. You did beléeue it, you receiued it not as the word of men, but as it is indeede the word of God. Become not now vnfaithful, although you spie many infirmities in your teachers: although you sée them fal into offences, and ware couetous, and giue euil example in their life and conuersation. Although you sée the faith of manie shalten, and that they haue put away from them a good conscience, and turne backe from the loue of the gospell which they once séemed to professe, and so are gone out from among you: yet stande you vpright. Hold fast ye doctrine which you haue receiued: and continue in the things which you haue learned, and be perswaded that they are able to make you wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Christ saith, woe be to the worlde because of offences, whosoeuer