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But the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and loue, which is in Christ Iesus.

But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman was deceiued, and was in the transgression.

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

But if I tary long, yt thou maist yet know, how thou oughtest to behaue thy self in ye house of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, the pillar and ground of trueth.

But cast away prophane, and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe vnto godlinesse.

For bodily exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, which hath the promes of the life present, and of that that is to come.

Let no man despise thy youth, but be vnto them that beleeue, an ensample, in worde, in conuersation, in loue, in spirit, in faith, and in purenesse.

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

But if any widowe haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house, and to recompense their kinred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God.

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

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

And likewise also being idle they learne to goe about from house to house: yea, they are not onely ydle, but also pratlers and busibodies, speaking things which are not comely.

Against an Elder receiue none accusation, but vnder two or three witnesses.

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

Some mens sinnes are open before hand, and goe before vnto iudgement: but some mens folowe after.

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

He is puft vp & knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions & strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,