Phi. He was the same to me, that Aristarchus 1was to Paul. Desiring greatly to see him, I bad mi friends in the Peke fare well, & made hast toward him. When I came ⟨image 14⟩to him, I did not only rejoice to see him in health, but also gave god thanks that he was so well placed & provided for. For I found him in the house of a certain faithful brother called John Old, a man 2old in name, notwithstanding young in years, & yet ancient in true Godliness & christen life. He was to us as Jason was to Paul & Silas. He received us joyfully 3into his house, & liberally for the Lords sake, ministered all good things to our necessities. And as he began, so did he continue a right hearty friend, & dearly loving brother so long as we remained in the country. Even as blessed 4Paul wished to Onesiphorus, so wish I to him, and with the same words pray for him, the lord grant to him that he may find mercy with the Lord in the day. After that we had passed over certain ⟨image 15⟩days in the house of that most loving brother, refreshing our selves with the comfort of the holy scriptures, after so many grievous ten pests, troublous storms, & pain full labours I know not of what friend our dear brother Robert wisdom was called away by letters, which was to us both, no small pain & grief. Notwithstā ding we submitted our selves to the good pleasure of God, with this hope & comfort, that his return to his old familiars should make greatly to the advancement of gods glory, and to the quietness of his christen studies, whereof might spring hereafter no small commodi tie to the christen public weal And so we wishing one to an other the assistance of Gods spirit repentance of our former life, strength of faith & perseverance in all godliness to our last end, de ⟨image 15⟩parted, yea & that not with out tears.
Phi. He was ye same to me, yt Aristarchus 1was to Paule. Desieringe greatly to se him, I bad mi frindes in ye Peke fare well, & made hast towarde him. Whē I came ⟨image 14⟩to him, I did not onli reioice to se him in health, but also gaue god thākes yt he was so wel placed & prouided for. For I foūd hym in the house of a certaine faythfull brother called Iohn Olde, a mā 2olde in name, notwithstandinge yonge in yeres, & yet •unciēte in true Godlines & christen life. He was to us as Iasō wasto Paul & Silas. He receyued vs ioyfully 3into his house, & liberallye for the Lordes sake, ministered all good thinges to our necessities. And as he begāne, so did he cōtinue a right herty frend, & dearly louing brother so long as we remained in ye coūtrie. Euē as blessed 4Paule wished to Onesiphorus, so wish I to him, and wt the same words pray for him, ye lord graūt to hym that he may fynde mercy wt the Lord in ye day. After yt we had passed ouer certain ⟨image 15⟩daies in the house of yt moste louing brother, refreshing our selues wt the cōforte of ye holy scriptures, after so many greuous tē pests, troublous stormes, & pain ful labours I know not of what frend our deare brother Robert wisdome was called awai bi letters, which was to vs boeth, no smal paine & griefe. Notwithstā ding we submitted our selues to the good plesure of God, wt this hope & conforte, yt his returne to his olde familiars should make greatly to ye auaūcemēt of gods glory, and to the quietnes of his christen studies, whereof might spring hereafter no smal cōmodi tie to the christē publique weale And so we wishinge one to an other the assistēce of Gods spirite repentaunce of oure former life, strength of faith & perseueraūce in al godlines to our last end, de ⟨image 15⟩parted, yea & that not wt out teares.
- 1Colossi. iiii.
- 2John Old.Iohn Olde.
- 3[…]. •vii〈…〉. •vii
- 4ii. Timo. i.
