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For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares itching, shal after their owne lustes get them an heape of teachers,

But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of.

For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lorde the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou commest, bring with thee, and the bookes, but specially the parchments.

At my first answering no man assisted me, but all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be laide to their charge.

But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled.

They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable & disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

But when that bountifulnesse & that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

Not by the woorkes of righteousnesse, which we had done, but according to his mercie he saued vs, by the washing of the newe birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost,

But stay foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and brawlings about the Lawe: for they are vnprofitable and vaine.

Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,

But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.

Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

But vnto the Sonne he saith, O God, thy throne is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a scepter of righteousnes.

They shall perish, but thou doest remaine: and they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment.