20 timony of two or three witnesses. Them, who sin, rebuke before all, that others may fear.

21 I charge thee before the God and Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, to observe these things without prejudg 22 ing, and to do nothing by partiality. Lay hands upon no one 23 hastily, nor be a partaker in the sins of others. Keep thyself pure. Discontinue the drinking of water, and take a little wine on account of thy stomach, and thy frequent indisposi

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24 The sins of some are so notorious that they go before them 25 to judgment. Some indeed they follow. In like manner also the good works of some are open and manifest; and such as are otherwise cannot be hid.

VI.

'Let as many as are under a yoke of bondage account their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God, and 2 this doctrine, may not be reviled. And let not those who have believing masters disregard them because they are brethren, but serve them the more, because they who receive the good 3 service are believers, and beloved. Teach these things, and enforce them by exhortation. If any one teacheth otherwise, and doth not attend to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to godliness, he is 4 puffed up, knowing nothing, but raving upon questions and debates about words, from which proceed envy, contention, abusive language, evil suspicions, preposterous studies of 5 men whose minds are corrupt and devoid of truth, who suppose this religion to be a matter of gain. From such withdraw 6 thyself. Now this religion, with contentment, is a great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world; and it is evident that 8 we can carry nothing out of it. Having then food and rai9 ment let us be content with these. But they who determine to be rich, fall headlong into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into ruin 10 and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evil; to

gratify which, some have wandered from the faith, and pierced 11 themselves through with many sorrows. But thou, man of God,

shun these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, 12 love, patience, gentleness. Maintain the good combat of faith. Lay hold on the life everlasting to which thou hast been in

13 vited, and of which thou hast made a good profession before many witnesses. I charge thee in the presence of God, who 14 giveth life to all, and of Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession, to keep thyself, in respect to this command, unspotted, irreprehensible, until the appear15 ance of our Lord Jesus Christ, which, in his own proper times 16 will be displayed by him, who is the blessed and only potentate, the king of kings and the lord of lords, who alone hath immortality, who inhabiteth light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen, or can see, to whom be honour and everlasting dominion. Amen.

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Charge them who are rich in this present state not to be high minded; not to trust in uncertain riches, but in the liv. 18 ing God who imparteth to us. richly all things for enjoyment; 19 to be beneficent; to be rich in good works, ready to distribute;

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willing to communicate, laying up for themselves a good deposit for the time to come, that they may obtain the life everlasting.

O Timothy keep this deposit, avoiding the profane empty declamations, and the antitheses of that falsely called science, which some making a profession of, have, in respect to this belief, wandered from the mark.

The favor be with thee. Amen.

THE SECOND EPISTLÉ

OF THE

APOSTLE PAUL,

ΤΟ

TIMOTHY.

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PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, ac2 cording to the promise of life which is by Christ Jesus; to Timothy, a beloved son, be favour, mercy, peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a 4 pure conscience, that I have so uninterruptedly the remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day, earnestly desir5 ing (when I call to mind thy tears) to see thee that I may be filled with joy, recollecting that unfeigned belief in thee, which 6 dwelt first in thy grand mother Lois and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in thee also: for which cause I remind thee to kindle up that gift of God which is in thee by the laying on of my hands. For God hath not given us a spirit of cow8 ardice, but of power, and love, and a sound mind. Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me who am a prisoner on his account; but share with me in af9 fiction for the glad tidings, according to the power of God, who hath saved us, and called us with a holy invitation, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and the favour which was granted to us in Christ Jesus, before 10 the times composed of ages, and which hath now been manifested by the appearance of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who, hath put a stop to the operations of death, and hath brought 11 life and incorruption to light by the glad tidings, for which I

have been appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of 12 nations. For which cause also I suffer these things, but am not ashamed; for I know in whom I have trusted, and am per

suaded, that he is able to keep that which I have deposited with him till that day.

13 Use the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from 14 me, with faith and the love in Christ Jesus. Keep that good 15 deposit by means of a holy spirit which dwelleth in us. This

thou knowest, that all the Asiatics have withdrawn from me, 16 of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. The Lord grant

mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often re17 freshed me and was not ashamed of this chain of mine; but 18 when he was at Rome, sought me out diligently and found me. The Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! Indeed, on how many occasions he ministered to me at

II. Ephesus, thou thyself knowest very well. Do thou, there2 fore, my son, strengthen thyself with the favour which is in Christ Jesus; and what thou hast heard from me, in the presence of many witnesses, commit thou to faithful men, who 3 will be able to teach others. Do thou therefore endure hard4 ships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one going to war

entangleth himself with worldly affairs, that he may please him 5 who hath inlisted him. And if a man combateth in the public

games, he is not crowned, unless he combat according to the 6 rules prescribed. The husbandman must labour before he 7 partaketh of the fruits. Consider what I say, and may the 8 Lord grant thee understanding in all things. Remember Jesus

Christ, of the seed of David, raised from the dead according to 9 these glad tidings of mine for which I suffer even to bonds, as 10 a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound. For this

cause I bear all things patiently for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain that salvation which is by Christ. 11 Jesus, with everlasting glory. This is a faithful word. For if 12 we have died with him, we shall also live with him. If we suf13 fer, we shall indeed reign with him. If we deny him, he will 14 deny us. If we are unfaithful, he will continue faithful; be can

not deny himself. Bring these things to remembrance, giving a solemn charge in the presence of the Lord not to dispute about words. It answereth no useful purpose. It tendeth to

15 the subversion of the hearers. Study diligently to present thyself approved before God, a workman that needeth not to be 16 ashamed; handling rightly the word of truth. And repress those 17 profane empty declamations; for they will proceed on to farther impiety; and like a gangrene the word of these men will 18 spread, of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus, who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection is already 19 past; and subvert the belief of some. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth firm, having this inscription-"The Lord knoweth them who are his;" and "Let every one who nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."

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Now, in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and potter's clay; and some indeed 21 for honourable uses and some for meaner purposes. If any one

therefore purify himself from these he will be a vessel for ho22 nour, set apart and suitable for the master, ready prepared for

every good work. Fly then the passions of youth and pursue righteousness, fidelity, love, peace with them who invoke the 23 Lord with a pure heart. And avoid foolish and ignorant de24 bates, knowing that they generate strifes. Now, the servant

of the Lord ought not to be at strife; but ought to be gentle 25 towards all, ready to teach, patient of ills, with meekness in

structing opposers: perhaps God may grant them a change of 26 mind so as to acknowledge the truth, and they who have been captivated by the devil for his pleasure, may rouse and escape from his snare.

III. But know this, that in the last days there will be grievous 2 times. For the men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, haughty, 3 addicted to slander, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

void of natural affection, perfidious, false accusers, intempe4 rate, fierce, destitute of love for goodness, betrayers, head5 strong, puffed up with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of religion but denying the 6 power of it. From such turn away; for of such sort are they

who insinuate themselves into families, and lead captive 7 weak women laden with sin, led aside by various lusts, always learning, but never able to come to a knowledge of 8 truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these men withstand the truth, having their minds corrupted,