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And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman being deceiued was in the transgression:

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous;

But if I tary long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behaue thy selfe in the House of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, the pillar and ground of the trueth.

But refuse prophane and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlinesse.

For bodily exercise profiteth litle, but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, hauing promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the beleeuers, in word, in conuersation, in charitie, in spirit, in faith, in puritie.

Rebuke not an Elder, but intreate him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren:

But if any widow haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shew pietie at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

But she that liueth in pleasure, is dead while she liueth.

But if any prouide not for his owne, & specially for those of his owne house, hee hath denied the faith, and is worse then an infidel.

But the yonger widowes refuse: for when they haue begunne to waxe wanton against Christ, they will marry,

And withall they learne to bee idle, wandering about from house to house; and not onely idle, but tatlers also, and busibodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Against an Elder receiue not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

Drinke no longer water, but vse a little wine for thy stomackes sake, and thine often infirmities.

And they that haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren: but rather doe them seruice, because they are faithfull and beloued, partakers of the benefite: These things teach and exhort.

Hee is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, and strifes of wordes, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

But godlinesse with contentment is great gaine.

But they that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish & hurtfull lusts, which drowne men in destruction and perdition.

But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they bee not high minded, nor trust in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, who giueth vs richly all things to enioy,