Chap. I. He exhorteth Timothy to wayte vp&obar; his office: namely, to se that noth&ibar;ge be taughte but Gods worde &c. He sheweth also wherfore the lawe is good, and telleth these swete and glad tidinges, that Christ Iesus came in to the worlde to saue synners, example of himselfe.

Chap. II. He exhorteth to praye for all men. He will not haue wemen to be ouer costly arayed, ner to teach in the congregacion, but to be in sylence, and obeye their hu&esset;bandes.

Chap. III. What maner of man a by&esset;hpppe or prest ought to be, and what condicions his wife and children shulde haue. The properties also requyred in a deacon or mynister, and in his wife.

Chap. IIII. He prophecieth of the latter dayes, and exhorteth Timothy to the dilig&ebar;t readynge of the holy scripture.

Chap. V. He teacheth him how he shal behaue himselfe in rebukynge all degrees An ordre concernynge wyddowes.

Chap. VI. The dutye of seruauntes towarde their masters. Agaynst soch as are not satisfied with the worde of God, Agaynst cuvetousnes. A good lesson for riche men.