as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who hath called us by that glory and virtue,

But he, that hath not these, is blind, or short-sighted, having forgot his baptismal purification from his former sins.

knowing that I must soon lay down this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

and account the long-suffering of our Lord salvation, as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, hath written unto you;