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purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell saluation, through the faith which is in Christ
vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, Iesus. 16 For the whole Scripture is giuen by
and prepared vnto euery good worke. 22 Flee inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to
also from the lustes of youth, and follow after conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteous-
righteousnes, faith, loue, and peace, with them nesse, 17 That the man of God may be absolute,
that call on the Lord with pure heart, 23 And put being made perfect vnto all good workes.
away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing
that they ingender strife. 24 But the seruant 4
of ye Lord must not striue, but must be gentle 1 I charge thee therefore before God, and
toward all men, apt to teache, suffering the euill, before the Lord Iesus Christ, which shall iudge
25 Instructing them with meekenesse that are the quicke and dead at that his appearing, and
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contrary minded, prouing if God at any time will in his kingdome, Preach the worde: be instant,
giue them repentance, that they may acknowl- in season and out of season: improue, rebuke,
edge the trueth, 26 And come to amendment out exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For
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of that snare of the deuil, of whom they are taken the time will come, when they will not suffer
prisoners, to doe his will. wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares
3 itching, shall after their owne lustes get them
an heape of teachers,
And shall turne their
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1 This knowe also, that in the last dayes eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto
shall come perilous times. 2 For men shalbe fables. 5 But watch thou in all thinges: suffer
louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause
proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to parents, thy ministerie to be throughly liked of. 6 For I
vnthankefull, vnholy, 3 Without naturall affec- am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of
tion, truce breakers, false accusers, intemper- my departing is at hand. 7 I haue fought a good
ate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept
good, Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of 8
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pleasures more then louers of God, 5 Hauing a the faith. For hence foorth is laide vp for me
shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord
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thereof: turne away therefore from such. For of the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day:
this sort are they which creepe into houses, and and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that
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leade captiue simple women laden with sinnes, loue that his appearing. Make speede to come
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and led with diuers lustes, Which women are vnto me at once: For Demas hath forsaken
me, and hath embraced this present world, and
euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone
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acknowledging of the trueth. And as Iannes and to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia. 11 Onely Luke is
Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also re-
sist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate with me. Take Marke and bring him with thee:
concerning the faith. 9 But they shall preuaile for he is profitable vnto me to minister. 12 And
no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloke that
vnto all men, as theirs also was. 10 But thou I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou commest,
hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, bring with thee, and the bookes, but specially
purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience, the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith
11 Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto hath done me much euill: the Lord rewarde him
me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which according to his workes. 15 Of whome be thou
persecutions I suffered: but from them all the ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.
Lord deliuered me. 12 Yea, and all that will liue 16 At my first answering no man assisted me, but
godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution. all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be
13 But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe laidetotheircharge. 17 NotwithstandingtheLord
worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued. assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the
14 But continue thou in the thinges which thou preaching might be fully beleeued, and that al the
hast learned, and which are committed vnto Gentiles should heare: and I was deliuered out of
thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them: the mouth of the lion. 18 And the Lord will deliuer
15 And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures me from euery euil worke, and will preserue
of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto me vnto his heauenly kingdome: to whome be