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vnder obedience with all honestie. 5 For if any is profitable vnto all things, which hath the
cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care promise of the life present, and of that that is
for the Church of God? 6 He may not be a yong to come. 9 This is a true saying, and by all
scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the meanes worthie to be receiued. 10 For therefore
condemnation of the deuill. 7 He must also be we labour and are rebuked, because we trust
well reported of, euen of them which are without, in the liuing God, which is the Sauiour of all
lest hefall into rebuke, andthe snareof the deuill. men, specially of those that beleeue. 11 These
8 Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double things warne and teache. 12 Let no man despise
tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to thy youth, but be vnto them that beleeue, an
filthy lucre, 9 Hauing the mysterie of the faith ensample, in worde, in conuersation, in loue, in
in pure conscience. 10 And let them first be spirit, in faith, and in purenesse. 13 Till I come,
proued: then let them minister, if they be found giue attendance to reading, to exhortation, and
blameles. 11 Likewise their wiues must be honest, to doctrine. 14 Despise not the gift that is in
not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all thee, which was giuen thee by prophecie with the
things. 12 Let the Deacons be the husbands of laying on of the hands of the companie of the
one wife, and such as can rule their children Eldership. 15 These things exercise, and giue thy
well, and their owne housholdes. 13 For they
that haue ministred well, get them selues a good selfe vnto them, that it may be seene howe thou
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degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in profitest among all men. Take heede vnto thy
Christ Iesus. 14 These things write I vnto thee, selfe, and vnto learning: continue therein: for
trusting to come very shortly vnto thee. 15 But in doing this thou shalt both saue thy selfe, and
if I tary long, that thou maist yet know, how them that heare thee.
thou oughtest to behaue thy self in ye house
of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, 5
the pillar and ground of trueth. 16 And without 1 Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a
controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse, father, and the yonger men as brethren, 2 The
which is, God is manifested in the flesh, iustified elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters,
in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the with all purenesse. 3 Honour widowes, which
Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, and receiued are widowes in deede. 4 But if any widowe
vp in glorie. haue children or nephewes, let them learne first
to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house,
4 and to recompense their kinred: for that is an
1 Now the Spirit speaketh euidently, that in honest thing and acceptable before God. 5 And
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone,
trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications
and shall giue heede vnto spirits of errour, and and praiers night and day. But shee that liueth
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doctrines of deuils, Which speake lies through in pleasure, is dead, while shee liueth. 7 These
hypocrisie, and haue their cosciences burned things therefore warne them of, that they may
with an hote yron, Forbidding to marrie, and be blamelesse. 8 If there bee any that prouideth
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commanding to abstaine from meates which God not for his owne, and namely for them of his
hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes housholde, hee denieth the faith, and is worse
of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth. then an infidell. 9 Let not a widow be taken
4 For euery creature of God is good, and noth- into the number vnder three score yeere olde,
ing ought to be refused, if it be receiued with that hath beene the wife of one husband, 10 And
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thankesgiuing. For it is sanctified by the worde well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue
of God, and prayer. 6 If thou put the brethren nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the
in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete,
a good minister of Iesus Christ, which hast bene if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in
nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto
doctrine, which thou hast continually followed. euery good woorke. 11 But refuse the yonger
7 But cast away prophane, and olde wiues fables, widowes: for when they haue begun to waxe
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and exercise thy selfe vnto godlinesse. 8 For wanton against Christ, they will marrie, Hauing
bodily exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse damnation, because they haue broken the first