ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand 7 I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith 8 Henceforth there is faid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me onely but unto all them also that love his appearing 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me 10 For Demas hath forsaken me having loved this present world and is departed unto Thessalonica Crescens to Galatia Titus unto Dalmatia 11 Onely Luke is with me Take Mark and bring him with thee for he is profitable to me for the ministery 12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus 13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus when thou comest bring with thee and the books but especially the parchments 14 Alexander the copper-smith did me much evil the Lord reward him according to his works 15 Of whom be thou ware also for he hath greatly withstood ‖ Or our preachingâ— our words 16 At my first answer no man stood with me but all men forsook me I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge 17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me and strengthned me that by me the preaching might be fully known and that all the Gentiles might hear and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion 18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila and the houshold of Onesiphorus 20 Erastus abode at Corinth but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick 21 Do thy diligence to come before winter Eubulus greeteth thee and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren 22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit Grace be with you Amen ¶ The second epistle unto Timotheus ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians was written from Rome when Paul was brought before Nero the second time ¶ The epistle of PAVL to TITUS CHAP. 1. 1 For what end Titus was left in Crete 6 How they that are to be chosen ministers ought to be qualified 11 The mouths of evil teachers to be stopped 12 and what manner of men they be PAUL a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of Gods elect and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness 2 ‖ Or For. In hope of eternal life which God that cannot lie promised * 2 Tim. 1.9 2 Pet. 1 20. before the world began 3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour 4 To Titus mine own son after the common faith Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete that thou shouldest set in order the things that are ‖ Or left undone wanting and ordain elders in every city as I had appointed thee 6 * 1 Tim. 3.2 c. If any be blameless the husband of one wife having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly 7 For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God not self-willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre 8 But a lover of hospitality a lover of ‖ Or good things good men sober just holy temperate 9 Holding fast the faithful word ‖ Or in teaching as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gain-sayers 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers especially they of the circumcision 11 Whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucres sake 12 One of themselves even a prophet of their own said The Cretians are alway liars evil beasts slow bellies 13 This witness is true wherefore rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith 14 * 1 Tim. 1.4 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men that turn from the truth 15 * Rom. 14.20 Unto the pure all things are pure but unto them that are defiled and unbeleeving is nothing pure but even their minde and conscience is defiled 16 They profess that they know God but in works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and unto every good work ‖ Or void of judgment reprobate CHAP. II. 1 Directions given unto Titus both for his doctrine and life 9 Of the duty of servants and in general of all christians BUt speak thou the things which become sound doctrine 2 That the aged men be ‖ Or vigilant sober grave temperate sound in faith in charity in patience 3 The aged women likewise that they be in behaviour as becometh ‖ Or holy women holiness not ‖ Or makâ—-bates false accusers not given to much wine teachers of good things 4 That they may teach the young women to be ‖ Or wise sober to love their husbands to love their children 5 To be discreet chaste keepers at home good * Eph. 5.23 obedient to their own husbands that the word of God be not blasphemed 6 Young men likewise exhort to be ‖ Or discreet sober-minded 7 In all things shewing thy self a pattern of good works in doctrine shewing uncorruptness gravity sincerity 8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed having no evil thing to say of you 9 Exhort * Eph. 6.5 Col. 3.22 1 Pet. 2.18 servants to be obedient unto their own masters and to please them well in all things not ‖ Or gain-saying answering again 10 Not purloining but shewing all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things 11 For the grace of God ‖ Or that bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men 12 Teaching us that denying ungodliness and wordly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world 13 * 1 Cor. 1.7 Phil. 3.20 Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ 14 Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works 15 These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority Let no man despise thee CHAP. III. 1 Titus it yet further directed by Paul both concerning the things he should teach and not teach 10 He is willed also to reject obstinate hereticks 12 which done he appointeth him both time and place wherein he should come unto him and so concludeth PUt them in minde * Rom. 13.1 1 Pet. 2.13 to be subject to principalities and powers to obey
magistrates to be ready to every good work 2 To speak evil of no man to be no brawlers but gentle shewing all meekness unto all men 3 For * 1 Cor. 6.11 we our selves also were sometimes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lusts and pleasures living in malice and envy hateful and hating one another 4 But after that the kindness and ‖ Or pity love of God our Saviour toward man appeared 5 * 2 Tim. 1.9 Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost 6 Which he shed on us †Gr. richly abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour 7 That being justified by his grace we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life 8 This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have beleeved in God might be careful to maintain good works these things are good and profitable unto men 9 But * 1 Tim. 1.4 2 Tim. 2 2◠avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law for they are unprofitable and vain 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject 11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself 12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee or Tychicus be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis for I have determined there to winter 13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently that nothing be wanting unto them 14 And let ours also learn to ‖ Or profess honest trades maintain good works for necessary uses that they be not unfruitful 15 all that are with me salute thee Greet them that love us in the faith Grace be with you all Amen ¶ It was written to Titus ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians from Nicopolis of Macedonia ¶ The epistle of PAUL to PHILEMON 4 He rejoyceth to hear of the faith and love of Philemon 9 whom he desireth to forgive his servant Onesimus and lovingly to receive him again PAul a prisoner of Jesus Christ and Timothy our brother unto Philemon our dearly beloved and fellow-labourer 2 And to our beloved Apphia and Archippus our fellow-souldier and to the church in thy house 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 4 * 1 Thes 1.2 2 Thes 1.3 I thank my God making mention of thee always in my prayers 5 Hearing of thy love and faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all saints 6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus 7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee brother 8 Wherefore though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoyn thee that which is convenient 9 Yet for loves sake I rather beseech thee being such a one as Paul the aged and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ 10 I beseech thee for my son * Gol. 4.9 Onesimus whom I have begotten in my bonds 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable but now profitable to thee and to me 12 Whom I have sent again thou therefore receive him that is mine own bowels 13 Whom I would have retained with me that in thy stead he might have ministred unto me in the bonds of the gospel 14 But without thy minde would I do nothing that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity but willingly 15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season that thou shouldest receive him for ever 16 Not now as a servant but above a servant a brother beloved speacially to me but how much more unto thee both in the flesh and in the Lord 17 If thou count me therefore a partner receive him as my self 18 If he hath wronged thee or oweth thee ought put that on mine account 19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand I will repay it albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides 20 Yea brother let me have joy of thee in the Lord refresh my bowels in the Lord. 21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee knowing that thou wilt also do more then I say 22 But withal prepare me also a lodging for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you 23 There salute thee Epaphras my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus 24 Marcus Aristarchus Demas Lucas my fellow-labourers 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit Amen ¶ Written from Rome to Philemon by Onesimus a servant ¶ The epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the HEBREWS CHAP. I. 1 Christ in these last times coming to us from the Father 4 is preserved above the angels both in person and office GOd who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the Fathers by the prophets 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son whom he hath appointed heir of all things by whom also he made the worlds 3 * Wisd 7.26 Col. 1.15 Who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself purged our sins sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high 4 Being made so much better then the angels as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name then they 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time * Psal 2.7 Acts 13.33 Chap. 5.5 Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee And again * 2 Sam. 7.14 1 Chr. 22.10 Psal 89.26 27. I will be to him a Father and he shall be to me a Son 6 And again when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world he saith * Psa 97.7 And let all the angels of God worship him 7 And of the angels he saith * Ps 104.4 Who maketh his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire 8 But unto the Son he saith * Ps 45.6 7 Thy throne O God is for ever and ever a sceptre of †Gr. rightness or straitness righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom 9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity therefore God even thy God hath anointed thee with the oyl of gladness above thy fellows 10 And * Psal 102 25 c. Thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the works of thine hands 11 * Isa 34.4 They shall perish but thou remainest and they all shall wax old as doth a garment 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up and they shall be changed but thou art the same and thy years shall not fail 13 But to which
to salvation not to be repented of but the sorrow of the world worketh death 11 For behold this self-same thing that ye sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea what clearing of your selves yea what indignation yea what fear yea what vehement desire yea what zeal yea what revenge in all things ye have approved your selves to be clear in this matter 12 Wherefore though I wrote unto you I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong nor for his cause that suffered wrong but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you 13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort yea and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus because his spirit was refreshed by you all 14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you I am not ashamed but as we spake all things to you in truth even so our boasting which I made before Titus is found a truth 15 And his †Gr. bowels inward affection is more abundant toward you whilest he remembreth the obedience of you all how with fear and trembling you received him 16 I rejoyce therefore that I have confidence in you in all things CHAP. VIII 1 He stirreth them up to a liberal contribution for the poor saints at Jerusalem by the example of the Macedonians 7 by commendation of their former forwardness 9 by the example of Christ 14 and by the spiritual profit that shall redound to themselves thereby 16 commending to them the integrity and willingness of Titus and those other brethren who upon his request exhortation and commendation were purposely come to them for this business MOreover brethren we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia 2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality 3 For to their power I bear record yea and beyond their power they were willing of themselves 4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift and take upon us the fellowship of the ministring to the saints 5 And this they did not as we hoped but first gave their own selves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God 6 Insomuch that we desired Titus that as he had begun so he would also finish in you the same grace also 7 Therefore as ye abound in every thing in faith in utterance and knowledge and in all diligence and in your love to us see that ye abound in this grace also 8 I speak not by commandment but by occasion of the forwardness of others and to prove the sincerity of your love 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be rich 10 And herein I give my advice for this is expedient for you who have begun before not onely to do but also to be †Gr. willing forward a year ago 11 Now therefore perform the doing of it that as there was a readiness to will so there may be a performance also out of that which you have 12 For it there be first a willing minde it is accepted according to that a man hath and not according to that he hath not 13 For I mean not that other men be eased and you burdened 14 But by an equality that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want that their abundance also may be a supply for your want that there may be equality 15 As it is written * Exod. 16.18 He that had gathered much had nothing over and he that had gathered little had no lack 16 But thanks be to God which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you 17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation but being more forward of his own accord he went unto you 18 And we have lent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches 19 And not that onely but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this ‖ Or gift grace which is administred by us to the glory of the same Lord and declaration of your ready minde 20 Avoiding this that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administred by us 21 Providing for honest things not onely in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of men 22 And we have sent with them our brother whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things but now much more diligent upon the great confidence which ‖ Or he hath I have in you 23 Whether any do enquire of Titus he is my partner and fellow-helper concerning you or our brethren be enquired of they are the messengers of the churches and the glory of Christ 24 Wherefore shew ye to them and before the churches the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf CHAP. IX 1 He yeeldeth the reason why though he knew their forwardness yet he sent Titus and his brethren beforehand 6 And he proceedeth in stirring them up to a bountiful alms as being but a kinde of sowing of seed 10 which shall return a great increase to them 13 and occasion a great sacrifice of thanksgivings unto God FOr as touching the ministring to the saints it is superfluous for me to write to you 2 For I know the forwardness of your minde for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia that Achaia was ready a year ago and your zeal hath provoked very many 3 Yet have I sent the brethren lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf that as I said ye may be ready 4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me and finde you unprepared we that we say not you should be ashamed in this same confident boasting 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren that they would go before unto you and make up beforehand your †Gr. blessing bounty ‖ Or which hath been so much spoken of before whereof ye had notice before that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty and not as of covetousness 6 But this I say He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart so let him give not grudgingly or of necessity for * Prov. 11.25 Rom. 12.8 Ecclus 35.9 God loveth a cheerful giver 8 And God is able to make all grace abound towards you that ye always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work 9 As it is written * Psal 112.9 He hath dispersed abroad he hath given to to the poor his righteousness remaineth for ever 10 Now he that * Is 35.10 ministrâ—th seed to the sower both minister
Christ 6 Now we command you brethren in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye withdraw your selves from every brother that walketh disorderly and not after the tradition which he received of us 7 For your selves know how ye ought to follow us for we behaved not our selves disorderly among you 8 Neither did we eat any mans bread for nought but wrought with labour and travel night and day that we might not be chargeable to any of you 9 Not because we have not power but to make our selves an ensample unto you to follow us 10 For even when we were with you this we commanded you that if any would not work neither should he eat 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly working not at all but are busie-bodies 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ that with quietness they work and eat their own bread 13 But ye brethren * Gal. 6.9 ‖ Or faint not be not weary in well-doing 14 And if any man obey not our word ‖ Or signifie tha◠man by an epistle by this epistle note that man and have no company with him that he may be ashamed 15 Yet count him not as an enemy but admonish him as a brother 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means The Lord be with you all 17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand which is the token in every epistle so I write 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen ¶ The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens ¶ The first epistle of PAUL the Apostle to TIMOTHY CHAP. I. 1 Timothy is put in minde of the charge which was given unto him by Paul at his going to Macedonia 5 Of the right use and end of the law 11 Of S. Pauls calling to be an apostle 20 and of Hymeneus and Alexander PAul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ which is our hope 2 Unto Timothy my own son in the faith Grace mercy and peace from God our Father and Jesus 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 * Chap. 4.7 and 6.4 2 Tim. 2.23 Tit. 1.14 and 3.9 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies which minister questions rather then godly edifying which is in faith so do 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of faith unfeigned 6 From which some ‖ Or not ayming it having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling 7 Desiring to be teachers of the law understanding neither what they say nor whereof they affirm 8 But we know that the law is good if a man use it lawfully 9 Knowing this that the law is not made for a righteous man but for the lawless and disobedient for the ungodly and for sinners for unholy and profane for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers for manslayers 10 For whoremongers for them that defile themselves with mankind for men-stealers for liars for perjured persons and if there be any other thing 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 thank Christ Jesus our Lord who hath enabled me for that he counted me faithful putting me into the ministery 13 Who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that * Matth. 9.13 Mark 2.17 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering for a pattern to them which should hereafter beleeve on him to life everlasting 17 Now unto the King eternal immortal invisible the onely wise God be honour and glory for ever and ever Amen 18 This charge I commit unto thee son Timothy according to the prophesies which went before on thee that thou by them mightest war a good warfare 19 Holding faith and a good conscience which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwrack 20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I have * 1 Cor. 5.5 delivered unto Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme CHAP. II. 1 That it is meet to pray and give thanks for all men and the reason why 9 How women should be attired 12 They are not permitted to teach 15 They shall be saved notwithstanding the testimonies of Gods wrath in child-birth if they continue in faith I ‖ Or desire Exhort therefore that first of all supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men 2 For kings and for all that are in ‖ Or eminent place authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour 4 Who will have all men to be saved and to come unto the knowledge of the truth 5 For there is one God and one mediatour between God and men the man Christ Jesus 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all ‖ Or a testimony to be testified in due time 7 * 2 Tim. 1.11 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle I speak the truth in Christ and lie not a teacher of the Gentiles in faith verity 8 I will therefore that men pray every where lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting 9 In like manner also that * 1 Pet. 3.3 women adorn themselves in modest apparel with shamefacedness and sobriety not with ‖ Or plaited broidered hair or gold or pearls or costly aray 10 But which becometh women professing godliness with good works 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection 12 But * 1 Cor 14 34. I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man but to be in silence 13 For Adam was first formed then Eve 14 And Adam was not deceived but the woman being deceived was in the transgression 15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in child-bearing if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety CHAP. III. 1 How bishops and deacons and their wives should be qualified 14 and to what end S. Paul wrote to Timothy of these things 15 Of the church and the blessed truth therein taught and professed THis is a true saying If a man desire the office of a bishop he desireth a good work 2 * Tit. 1 6◠c. A bishop then must