beseeching that at one time or another, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me to come unto you.

which will reward every man according to his deeds,

and knowest his will, and hast experience of good and bad, in that thou art informed by the law:

Yet scarce will any man die for a righteous man. Peradventure for a good man durst a man die.

I will speak grossly because of the infirmity of your flesh. As ye have given your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, from iniquity unto iniquity: even so now give your members servants unto righteousness, that ye may be sanctified.

For I know that in me, that is to say, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing. To will is present with me: but I find no means to perform that which is good.

because the creatures are subdued to vanity against their will: but for his will which subdueth them in hope.

For this is a word of promise, "About this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son."

For he saith to Moses, "I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: And will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.

So hath he mercy on whom he will. And whom he will, he maketh hard hearted.

Thou wilt say then unto me, "Why then blameth he us yet? For who can resist his will?"

As he saith in Hosea, "I will call them my people which were not my people: and her beloved which was not beloved."

He finisheth the work verily and maketh it short in righteousness. For a short word will God make on earth."

But I demand whether Israel did know or not? First Moses saith, "I will provoke you for to envy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you."

I speak to you gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the gentiles I will magnify mine office

Though some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, art graft in among them, and made partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

Thou wilt say then, "The branches are broken off, that I might be graft in."

For if thou wast cut out of a natural wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature in a true olive tree: how much more shall the natural branches be graffed in their own olive tree again?

And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves but give room unto the wrath of God. For it is written, "Vengeance is mine, and I will reward, saith the Lord."

For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.

If we live, we live to be at the Lord's will. And if we die, we die at the Lord's will.

And let the gentiles praise God for his mercy. As it is written, "For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing in thy name."

when I shall take my journey into Spain, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you after that I have somewhat enjoyed you.

When I have performed this, and have brought them this fruit sealed, I will come back again by you into Spain.

that I may come unto you with joy, by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.