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Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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Chap. I. Of vvhat qualitie the Priests and Bishops must be: 9 namely learned, considering the Iudaical seducers of that time. 12 That the Cretensians must be roughly vsed, to haue them continue sound in faith.

1   Pavl the seruant of God, and an Apostle of Iesvs Christ according to the faith of the elect of God and knowledge of the truth: vvhich is according to pietie

2   into the hope of life euerlasting, vvhich he promised that lieth not, God, note before the secular times:

3   but hath manifested in due times his vvord in preaching, vvhich is c&obar;mitted to me according to the precept of our Sauiour God:

4   to Titus my beloued sonne according to the c&obar;mon faith, grace and peace from God the father, and Christ Iesvs our Sauiour.

5   For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest reforme the things that are vvanting, and shouldest 09Q1331 ordaine priestes by cities, as I also appointed thee:

6    noteif any be vvithout crime, the husband09Q1332 of one vvife, hauing faithful children, not in the accusation of riote, or not obedient.

7   For a Bishop must be vvithout crime, as the stevvard of God: not proud, not angrie, not giuen to vvine, no striker, not couetous of filthy lucre:

8   but giuen to hospitalitie, gentle, sober, iust, holy, continent:

9   embracing that faithful vvord vvhich is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, & to reproue them that gainesay it.

10   For there be many disobedient, vaine-speakers, and seducers, especially they that are of the Circumcision.

11   vvho

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must be controuled. vvho subuert vvhole houses, teaching the things they ought not, for filthie lucre.

12   One of them said, their ovvne proper prophete, The Cretensians alvvaies liers, naughtie beastes, slouthful bellies. note

13   This testimonie is true. For the vvhich cause rebuke them sharpely, that they may be sound in the faith,

14   not attending to Ievvish fables, and commaundements of men auerting them selues from the truth.

15    noteAl things are note cleane to the cleane: but to the polluted and to infidels nothing is cleane: but polluted are both their minde and conscience.

16   They confesse that they knovv God: but in their vvorkes they deny, vvhereas they be abominable and incredulous and to euery good vvorke reprobate.
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Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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