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¶2; THE FIRST EPISTLE of Paul the Apostle to Timothie.
End of the Law.
1293
CHAP. I.
1 Timothie is put in mind of the charge which
was giuen vnto him by Paul at his going to
Macedonia. 5 Of the right vse and end of
the Law. 11 Of Saint Pauls calling to be an
Apostle, 20 and of Hymeneus & Alexander.
1
Paul an Apostle of Iesus
Christ by the commaundement
of God
our Sauiour, ∧ Lord
Iesus Christ which is
our hope,
2
Unto Timothie
my own sonne in the Faith: Grace, mercie,
and peace from God our Father, and
Iesus Christ our Lord.
3
As I besought thee to abide still
at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia,
that thou mightest charge some
that they teach no other doctrine,
4
Neither giue heed to fables, and
endlesse genealogies, which minister
questions, rather then edifying which
is in faith: so doe.
5
Now the end of the commandement
is charity, out of a pure heart, and
of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.
6
From which some note hauing swarued,
haue turned aside vnto vaine iangling,
7
Desiring to bee teachers of the
Law, vnderst&abar;ding neither what they
say, nor whereof they affirme.
8
But we know that the Law is
good, if a man vse it lawfully.
9
Knowing this, that the Law is
not made for a righteous man, but for
the lawlesse and disobedient, for the
vngodly, and for sinners, for vnholy,
and profane, for murderers of fathers,
and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10
For whoremongers, for them
that defile themselues with mankinde,
for men-stealers, for liars, for periured
persons, and if there be any other thing
Why Christ came.
that is contrary to sound doctrine,
11
According to the glorious Gospel
of the blessed God, which was committed
to my trust.
12
And I thanke Christ Iesus our
Lord, who hath enabled mee: for that
he counted me faithfull, putting me into
the Ministerie,
13
Who was before a blasphemer,
and a persecuter, and iniurious. But
I obtained mercie, because I did it ignorantly,
in vnbeliefe.
14
And the grace of our Lord was
exceeding abundant, with faith, ∧ loue,
which is in Christ Iesus.
15
This is a faithfull saying, and
worthy of all acceptation, that Christ
Iesus came into the world to saue sinners,
of whom I am chiefe.
16
Howbeit, for this cause I obtained
mercy, that in me first, Iesus Christ
might shew foorth all long suffering,
for a paterne to them which should
hereafter beleeue on him to life euerlasting.
17
Now vnto þe; king eternal, immortall,
inuisible, the onely wise God, be honour
and glory for euer ∧ euer. Amen.
18
This charge I commit vnto thee,
sonne Timothie, according to the prophesies
which went before on thee, that
thou by them mightest warre a good
warfare,
19
Holding faith, and a good conscience,
which some hauing put away, concerning
faith, haue made shipwracke.
20
Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander,
whome I haue deliuered vnto
Satan, that they may learne not to
blaspheme.
1294
CHAP. II.
1 That it is meete to pray and giue thanks for all
men, and the reason why. 9 How women
should be attired. 12 They are not permitted
to teach. 15 They shalbe saued, notwithstanding
the testimonies of Gods wrath, in
childbirth, if they continue in faith.
-- --
Prayers for all men.
1
noteI exhort therefore, that
first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and
giuing of thanks be made
for all men:
2
For Kings, and for all that are in
note authoritie, that we may leade a quiet
and peaceable life in all godlinesse and
honestie.
3
For this is good and acceptable in
the sight of God our Sauiour,
4
Who will haue all men to bee saued,
and to come vnto the knowledge
of the trueth.
5
For there is one God, and one Mediatour
betweene God and men, the
man Christ Iesus,
6
Who gaue himselfe a ransome for
all, note to be testified in due time.
7
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher,
and an Apostle (I speake the
trueth in Christ, and lie not) a teacher of
the Gentiles in faith and veritie.
8
I will therefore that men pray
euery where, lifting vp holy handes
without wrath, and doubting.
9
In like maner also, that women
adorne themselues in modest apparell,
with shamefastnesse and sobrietie, not
with note broided haire, or gold, or pearles,
or costly aray,
10
But (which becommeth women
professing godlines) with good works.
11
Let the woman learne in silence
with all subiection:
12
But I suffer not a woman to
teach, nor to vsurpe authoritie ouer the
man, but to be in silence.
13
For Adam was first formed, then
Eue:
14
And Adam was not deceiued, but
the woman being deceiued was in the
transgression:
15
Notwithstanding she shall be saued
in child-bearing, if they continue in
faith and charitie, and holinesse, with
sobrietie.
1295
CHAP. III.
How Bishops, and Deacons, and their wiues
should be qualified, 14 and to what end S.
Paul wrote to Timothie of these things. 15
Of the Church, and the blessed trueth therein
taught and professed.
1
This is a true saying: If a
man desire the office of a
Bishop, he desireth a good
worke.
2
A Bishop then must
Of Bishops.
be blamelesse, the husband of one wife,
vigilant, sober, note of good behauiour, giuen
to hospitalitie, apt to teach;
3
Not note giuen to wine, no striker,
not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient,
not a brawler, not couetous;
4
One that ruleth well his owne
house, hauing his children in subiection
with all grauitie.
5
(For if a man know not how to
rule his owne house, how shall he take
care of the Church of God?)
6
Not a note nouice, lest being lifted vp
with pride, hee fall into the condemnation
of the deuill.
7
Moreouer, hee must haue a good
report of them which are without, lest
he fall into reproch, and the snare of the
deuill.
8
Likewise must the Deacons bee
graue, not double tongued, not giuen to
much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
9
Holding the mysterie of the faith
in a pure conscience.
10
And let these also first be proued;
then let them vse the office of a Deacon,
being found blamelesse.
11
Euen so must their wiues be graue;
not slanderers, sober, faithfull in all
things.
12
Let the Deacons be the husbands
of one wife, ruling their children, and
their owne houses well.
13
For they that note haue vsed the office
of a Deacon well, purchase to themselues
a good degree, and great boldnesse
in the faith, which is in Christ
Iesus.
14
These things write I vnto thee,
hoping to come vnto thee shortly.
15
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 note ground of the trueth.
16
And without controuersie, great
is the mysterie of godlinesse: God was
manifest in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit,
seene of Angels, preached vnto the
Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, receiued
vp into glory.
1296
CHAP. IIII.
He foretelleth that in the latter times there shall
be a departure from the faith. 6 And to the
end that Timothie might not faile in doing
his duetie, he furnisheth him with diuers precepts
belonging thereto.
-- --
Seducing spirits.
1
Now the Spirit speaketh
expresly, that in the latter
times some shall depart
from the faith, giuing
heed to seducing spirits,
and doctrines of deuils:
2
Speaking lies in hypocrisie, hauing
their conscience seared with a hote
iron,
3
Forbidding to marry, and commanding
to absteine from meates, which
God hath created to bee receiued with
thankesgiuing of them which beleeue,
and know the trueth.
4
For euery creature of God is good,
and nothing to be refused, if it be receiued
with thankesgiuing:
5
For it is sanctified by the word of
God, and prayer.
6
If thou put the brethren in remembrance
of these things, thou shalt
be a good minister of Iesus Christ, nourished
vp in the wordes of faith, and of
good doctrine, whereunto thou hast
attained.
7
But refuse prophane and olde
wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather
vnto godlinesse.
8
For bodily exercise profiteth note litle,
but godlinesse is profitable vnto all
things, hauing promise of the life that
now is, and of that which is to come.
9
This is a faithful saying, and worthy
of all acceptation:
10
For therfore we both labour, and
suffer reproch, because we trust in the liuing
God, who is the Sauiour of all
men, specially of those that beleeue.
11
These things command ∧ teach.
12
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.
13
Till I come, giue attendance to
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14
Neglect not the gift that is in
thee, which was giuen thee by prophesie,
with the laying on of the hands of
the Presbyterie.
15
Meditate vpon these things, giue
thy selfe wholly to them, that thy profiting
may appeare note to all.
16
Take heed vnto thy selfe, and vnto
the doctrine: continue in them: for in
doing this, thou shalt both saue thy
selfe, and them that heare thee.
1297
CHAP. V.
1 Rules to be obserued in reproouing. 3 Of
widowes. 17 Of Elders. 23 A precept for
Timothies health. 24 Some mens sinnes
goe before vnto iudgement, and some mens
doe follow after.
Of widowes.
1
Rebuke not an Elder, but
intreate him as a father,
and the yonger men as
brethren:
2
The elder women
as mothers, the yonger as sisters with
all puritie.
3
Honour widowes that are widowes
indeed.
4
But if any widow haue children
or nephewes, let them learne first to
shew note pietie at home, and to requite
their parents: for that is good and acceptable
before God.
5
Now she that is a widow in deed,
and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth
in supplications and prayers
night and day.
6
But she that liueth note in pleasure, is
dead while she liueth.
7
And these things giue in charge,
that they may be blamelesse.
8
But if any prouide not for his
owne, ∧ specially for those of his owne
note house, hee hath denied the faith, and is
worse then an infidel.
9
Let not a widow bee note taken into
the number, vnder threescore yeeres
old, hauing bene the wife of one man,
10
Well reported of for good works,
if shee haue brought vp children, if shee
haue lodged strangers, if she haue washed
the Saints feet, if shee haue releeued
the afflicted, if shee haue diligently
followed euery good worke.
11
But the yonger widowes refuse:
for when they haue begunne to waxe
wanton against Christ, they will
marry,
12
Hauing damnation, because they
haue cast off their first faith.
13
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.
14
I will therefore that the yonger
women marry, beare children, guid the
house, giue none occasion to the aduersary
note to speake reprochfully.
15
For some are already turned aside
after Satan.
16
If any man or woman that beleeueth
haue widowes, let them relieue
them, and let not the Church be charged,
-- --
Of Elders.
that it may relieue them that are
widowes indeed.
17
Let the Elders that rule well, be
counted worthy of double honour, especially
they who labour in the word and
doctrine.
18
For the Scripture saith, note Thou
shalt not mousell the oxe that treadeth
out the corne: and, note The labourer is
worthy of his reward.
19
Against an Elder receiue not an
accusation, but note before two or three witnesses.
20
Them that sinne rebuke before
all, that others also may feare.
21
I charge thee before God, and the
Lord Iesus Christ, and the elect Angels,
that thou obserue these things
note without preferring one before another,
doing nothing by partialitie.
22
Lay hands suddenly on no man,
neither bee partaker of other mens
sinnes. Keepe thy selfe pure.
23
Drinke no longer water, but vse
a little wine for thy stomackes sake, and
thine often infirmities.
24
Some mens sinnes are open before
hand, going before to iudgement:
and some men they follow after.
25
Likewise also the good works of
some are manifest before hand, and they
that are otherwise, cannot be hid.
1298
CHAP. VI.
1 Of the duetie of seruants. 3 Not to haue fellowship
with newfangled teachers. 6 Godlinesse
is great gaine, 10 and loue of money
the roote of all euill. 11 What Timothie
is to flie, and what to follow, 17 and
whereof to admonish the rich. 20 To keepe
the puritie of true doctrine, and to auoyd
prophane ianglings.
1
Let as many seruants as
are vnder the yoke, count
their owne masters worthy
of all honour, that the
Name of God, and his
doctrine be not blasphemed.
2
And they that haue beleeuing masters,
let them not despise them because
they are brethren: but rather doe them
seruice, because they are note faithfull and
beloued, partakers of the benefite:
These things teach and exhort.
3
If any man teach otherwise, and
consent not to wholesome words, euen
the wordes of our Lord Iesus Christ,
and to the doctrine which is according
to godlinesse:
Godlinesse, gaine.
4
Hee is note proud, knowing nothing,
but note doting about questions, and strifes
of wordes, whereof commeth enuie,
strife, railings, euill surmisings,
5
notePeruerse disputings of men of
corrupt mindes, and destitute of the
trueth, supposing that gaine is godlinesse:
From such withdraw thy selfe.
6
But godlinesse with contentment
is great gaine.
7
For we brought nothing into this
world, and it is certaine we can cary nothing
out.
8
And hauing food and raiment let
vs be therewith content.
9
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.
10
For the loue of money is the root
of all euill, which while some coueted
after, they haue note erred from the faith,
and pierced themselues through with
many sorrowes.
11
But thou, O man of God, flie
these things; and follow after righteousnesse,
godlinesse, faith, loue, patience,
meekenesse.
12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay
hold on eternall life, whereunto thou
art also called, and hast professed a good
profession before many witnesses.
13
I giue thee charge in the sight of
God, who quickneth all things, and before
Christ Iesus, who before Pontius
Pilate witnessed a good note Confession,
14
That thou keepe this commandement
without spot, vnrebukeable,
vntill the appearing of our Lord Iesus
Christ.
15
Which in his times he shall shew,
who is the blessed, and onely Potentate,
the King of kings, and Lord of
lords:
16
Who onely hath immortalitie,
dwelling in the light, which no man
can approch vnto, whom no man hath
seene, nor can see: to whom be honour
and power euerlasting. Amen.
17
Charge them that are rich in this
world, that they bee not high minded,
nor trust in |
