280.

others. For had it been ne*** Pag.
ceflary for Women to teach,
he himself had first com-
manded thefe alfo to inftruct.
the People with us.

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For

if the Head of the Wife be xi. 3.
the Man, 'tis not reasonable
that the rest of the Body
fhould govern the Head Let
the Widow therefore own her
felf to be the Altar of God,
and let her fit in her House,
and not enter into
into the
Houses of the Faithful, un-
der any Pretence, to receive.
any thing: For the Altar of
God never runs about, but
is fix'd in one Place. Let
therefore the Virgin and the
Widow be fuch as do not
run about, or gad to the
Houles of those who are
Alien from the Faith. For
fuch as these are Gadders
and impudent; they do not
make their Feet to rest in
one Place, because they are
not Widows, but Purses, rea-
dy to receive, Triflers, Evil-
fpeakers, Counsellors of Strife,

Yos 3 un xneas, a without Shame, impudent,

Ifa. vi. 9.

VII.

who being fuch, are not wor-meas aura's up
thy of him that called them: voies eis ☎ apt-
For they do not come to the Caver, hvάpus, x-
common Station of the Con-as, Mouls
gregation on the Lord's Day,
as those that are watchful:
But either they flumber, or
trifle, or allure Men, or beg,
or enínare others, bringing
them to the Evil One; not
fuffering them to be watch-
ful in the Lord; but taking
care that they go out as vains of genopers, an
as they came in, because they
do not hear the Word of
the Lord either taught or
read. For of fuch as there
the Prophet Ifaiah fays, Hear
ing ye fhall hear, and shall not
understand; and feeing ye shall

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Σιώθη η καρδία ο λαοδ τότες

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stop'd, that they will not fir within in their Cottages to fpeak to the Lord, but will run about with the Defign of getting, and by their foolish Praching fulfil the Defires of the Adversary. Such Widows therefore are not af Tredosar. ai Cidury v fix'd to the Altar of Chrift: χραι, προσήρτηνται τῷ For there are fome Widows Junasheiw to Xer, which efteem Gain their Buevor van xupa finefs; and fince they ask Ενιαι Xhpay εργασίαν ηγέμενοι το without Shame, and receive πράγμα· ἐ ἐξ ὧν α- without being fatisfied, ren vouguitas atua der the generality more backἀπλήρως λαμβάνεσιν, ward in Giving: For when Adn ỳ invnegripes as they ought to be content πολλὲς πρὸς ὅ διδόναι with their Subfiftance from stimate Stor 28 - the Church, as having moτὰς ἀρκεῖσθαι τοῖς ἐκ- derate Defires; on the con un noraginois Age- trary, they run from one neomra jauns, n of their Neighbour's Houses Thirdurior, 2 ou de to another, and disturb them, mexror" res f3 man heaping up to themselves dwr" oines Agorisov, Plenty of Money, and lend ευπορίαν χρημάτων - at bitter Ufury; and are au Tais + 6mowpobro", only follicitous about Mam@ TA TIKCDs Txois mon: whofe Bag is their God; Sópálya, Móre who prefer Eating and Drinkμaμμava Cortica ing before all Vertue, faying,

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fhe that will attend to God, will fit within, and mind the Things of the Lord, Day and Night, offering her fincere Petition with a Mouth ready to utter the fame without ceafing. As therefore Judith, most famous for her Wisdom, and of a good Report for her Modefty, prayed to God Night and Day Jadid it for Ifrael. So alfo the Widow, xii. who is like to her will offer her Interceffion, without cealing for the Church to God; and he will hear her, because her Mind is fix'd on this thing alone, and is not difpos'd to be either

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