don't be led into any mistake, because the previous rebellion does not yet appear, nor the man of sin throw off the disguise, that offspring of perdition:

As for you, my brethren, the favourites of the Lord, we are oblig'd to render perpetual thanks to God, for having chosen you from the beginning, in purifying you by his spirit, upon your believing the gospel.

Now we conjure you, brethren, that with respect to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being assembled with him,

so that you are the subject of our glorying in the churches of God, for the constancy of your faith, under all the persecutions and afflictions you endure from men,

by which you may be assur'd, that they will be punish'd by the divine justice, and that you shall be rewarded with the kingdom of God, for which you suffer;

and that you, who are distress'd, should obtain your repose, together with us, when the Lord Jesus, with his angels, the ministers of his power, shall descend from heaven,

and we have this hope in the Lord, that you will still continue to observe the directions we give you.

We direct you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from all those of your brethren, whose conduct is irregular, and not agreeable to the instructions they received from us.

who by the instigation of satan will make his parade with various arts, with fallacious signs and prodigies,

and come to be glorified by his saints, and to be the object of admiration to all who believed, that the testimony we gave you, would be justified in that day.

that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified by you, and you by him, by the favour of our God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

may the Lord qualify your hearts with divine affection, and a patient expectation of Jesus Christ.

in flaming fire, to take vengeance on those, who know not God, and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

don't you remember, I told you this, when I was with you?

and you know what hinders his throwing off the disguise at a time which he enjoys for the present.

for you know what an example we have given for your imitation: that our conduct among you was regular:

that we did not eat any man's bread for nothing: but with toil and fatigue work'd night and day to avoid being chargeable to any of you:

to the condemnation of all those, who instead of embracing the gospel, had pleasure in iniquity.

not, that we had no just claim, but to present ourselves as a pattern, which you should imitate,

now being inform'd, that there are among you people of an irregular conduct, who neglect their own business, and busy themselves with the affairs of others:

you would not by any pretended revelation, by any discourse or epistle ascrib'd to us, be immediately perplex'd in your minds, or under any concern for the approach of the day of the Lord.

to this he has called you, to a life of glory with our Lord Jesus Christ.

we command these persons, and exhort them by the Lord Jesus Christ, to stay at home, and earn their bread by labour.

and if any one should disregard what we have prescrib'd, signify it to us by letter, and don't converse with him, that he may be put to shame.

I Paul salute you, this salutation being my own hand writing, which is the distinguishing mark of all my letters, so I write.

however, don't treat him as an enemy, but reprove him as a brother.

Now the Lord of peace grant you continual peace in all respects. the Lord be with you all.

and establish you in all sound doctrine and virtue.

As for you, my brethren, be not weary of your commendable industry:

the favour of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. AMEN.

and that we may be delivered from vexatious wicked men; for all have not the faith.

and with all the vile methods of imposture, to the ruin of those, who are averse to the truth, by which they might be saved.

the Lord shall punish them with everlasting destruction, when he shall appear in the glory of his power,

and then the lawless will be discover'd, whom the Lord will extirpate by the spirit of his mouth, and at his glorious advent, will intirely abolish him,

for the secret spirit of misrule is ready to break out as soon as the obstacle is taken away:

but as for you, the Lord, who is faithful, will establish you, and protect you from the malicious one.

be stedfast therefore, and firmly maintain the doctrine I have delivered to you, either by word of mouth, or by my letter.

that adversary that exalts it self above the divine authority of majesty: that is seated in the temple of God, pretending to be it self divine.

pursuant to the maxim, which we laid down, when among you, "he that refuses to work should be deny'd food."

We are oblig'd, my brethren, to render thanks to God continually upon your account, as it is but just; since your faith still improves, and your mutual love is always increasing.

favour and peace be with you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ, and God our father, who has loved us, and by his favour given us the advantageous hopes of eternal joys, consolate your souls,

To conclude, pray for us, my brethren, that the doctrine of the Lord may make its progress, and be respected every where as it is among you:

Wherefore we continually pray, that our God would by his power effect all the gracious designs of his goodness, and accomplish the work of faith in you;

wherefore God will suffer a spirit of delusion to work them into the belief of a lye:

since it is agreeable to his justice to afflict those in their turn, who afflict you:

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, that believe in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ.