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Paul a seruant of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the Faith of Gods Elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth which is after godlinesse,

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^noteIn hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, promised before the world began:

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But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed vnto mee according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

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To Titus mine owne Sonne after the common faith, Grace, mercie, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour. Bishops dueties.

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For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that ^note are wanting, and ordaine Elders in euery citie, as I had appointed thee.

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If any be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, not accused of riot, or vnruly.

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For a Bishop must be blameles, as the steward of God: not selfewilled, not soone angry, not ^note giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

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But a louer of hospitality, a louer of ^note good men, sober, iust, holy, temperate,

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Holding fast the faithfull word, ^note as hee hath beene taught, that he may bee able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to conuince the gainsayers.

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For there are many vnruly and vaine talkers and deceiuers, specially they of the circumcision:

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Whose mouthes must be stopped, who subuert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

Old mens dueties.

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One of themselues, euen a Prophet of their owne, said: The Cretians are alway lyers, euill beasts, slow bellies.

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This witnesse is true: wherefore rebuke them sharpely that they may be sound in the faith;

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Not giuing heede to Iewish fables, and commandements of men that turne from the trueth.

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Unto the pure all things are pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure: but euen their mind and conscience is defiled.

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They professe that they know God; but in workes they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke ^note reprobate. 1304 CHAP. II. 1 Directions giuen vnto Titus both for his doctrine and life. 9 Of the duetie of seruants, and in generall of all Christians.

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But speake thou the things which become sound doctrine:

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That the aged men be ^note sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.

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The aged women likewise that they be in behauiour as becommeth ^note holinesse, not ^note false accusers, not giuen to much wine, teachers of good things,

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That they may teach the young women to bee ^note sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,

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To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God bee not blasphemed.

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Yong men likewise exhort, to bee ^note sober minded.

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In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes: in doctrine shewing vncorruptnesse, grauity, sinceritie,

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Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that hee that is of the contrarie part, may bee ashamed, hauing no euill thing to say of you.

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Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not ^note answering againe:

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Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

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For the grace of God ^note that bringeth Foolish questions. saluati&obar;, hath appeared to all men,

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Teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue soberly, righteously and godly in this present world,

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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

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Who gaue himselfe for vs, that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purifie vnto himselfe a peculiar people, zealous of good workes.

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These things speake and exhort, and rebuke with all authoritie. Let no man despise thee. 1305 CHAP. III. 1 Titus is yet further directed by Paul, both concerning the things he should teach, and not teach. 10 He is willed also to reiect obstinate Heretikes: 12 which done, hee appointeth him both time and place, wherein hee should come vnto him, & so concludeth.

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Put them in minde to bee subiect to Principalities ∧ Powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to euery good worke,

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To speake euill of no man, to bee no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

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For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.

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But after that the kindnesse and ^note loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

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Not by workes of righteousnesse which wee haue done, but according to his mercy he saued vs, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghost,

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Which hee shed on vs ^note abundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour:

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That being iustified by his grace, we should bee made heires according to the hope of eternall life.

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This is a faithfull saying, and these things I will that thou affirme constantly, that they which haue beleeued in God, might be carefull to maintaine good works: these things are good and profitable vnto men.

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But auoyd foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and striuings about the lawe; for they are vnprofitable and vaine.

Pauls request for Onesimus.

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A man that is an heretike, after the first and second admonition, reiect:

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Knowing that hee that is such, is subuerted, and sinneth, being condemned of himselfe.

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When I shall send Artemas vnto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come vnto mee to Nicopolis: for I haue determined there to winter.

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Bring Zenas the Lawyer, and Apollos, on their iourney diligently, that nothing be wanting vnto them.

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And let ours also learne to ^note maintaine good workes for necessarie vses, that they be not vnfruitfull.

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All that are with mee salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. ¶ It was written to Titus ordeined the first Bishop of the Church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.

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