Paul's mindfulness 1. THESSALONIANS. of the Thefais 3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, we told you before that we thor'd nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: tribulation; even as it came to pais, know. 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put In truft with the gofpel, ven fo we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 5 For neither at any time ufed we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetoufnefs; God is witnefs: 6 Nor of men fought we glory, neither of you, nor yer of others, when we might have been burdenfome, as the apostles of Chrift. 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurfe cherisheth her children: 8 So being affectionately defirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gofpel of God only, but alfo our own fouls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, becaufe we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gofpel of God. 10 Ye are witneffes, and God alfo, how holly and juftly and unblameably we be haved ourselves among you that believe: 11 As ye know, how we exhorted and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father oth his children, 12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 13 For this caufe alfo thank we God with. out ceafing, becaufe, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is In truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh alfo in you that believe. 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God, which in Judea are in Chrift Jefus for ye alfo have fuffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord Jefus, and their own prophets, and have perfecuted us; and they pleafe not God, and are contrary to all men: 16 Forbidding us to fpeak to the Gentiles that they might be faved, to fill up their fins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermoft. 5 For this caufe, when I could no forbear, I fent to know your faith, le fome means the tempter have temptes and our labour be in vain. 6 But now when Timotheus came free unto us, and brought us good tidings or faith and charity, and that ye have gon membrance of us always, defiring great fee us, as we also to see you : Therefore, brethren, we were com over you in all our affiction and difri your faith 8 For now we live, if ye stand fad u Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render again for you, for all the joy wherewit joy for your fakes betore our God; 10 Night and day praying exceedingly we might fee your lace, and might pe that which is lacking in your faith! 11 Now God himself and our Fer and our Lord Jefus Chrift, direct car unto you. 12 And the Lord make you to increa abound in love one toward another, as ward all men, even as we do toward you. 13 To the end he may ftablish your unblameable in holiness before God, en our Father, at the coming of our Lord Je Christ with all his faints. CHAP. IV. He exhorteth to go on in boliness, the refurrection, and the laf mágnes. Urthermore, then we beseech you, le thren, and exhort you by the Lord tis that as ye nave received of us how yeogr to walk, and to please God, je ye wodds bound more and more. 2 For ye know what commandments v gave you by the Lord Jefus. 3 For this is the will of God, eser you fanctification, that ye fhould abften trea nication: 4 That every one of you thould know how to poffefs his veffel in fanctification and ha nour; 5 Not in the luft of concupifcence, even a the Gentiles which know not God: 6 That no man go beyond and defrau hà brother in any matter: because that th Lord is the avenger of all fuch, as we d lave forewarned you and teftified. 7 For God hath not caled us unto us. cleannefs, but unto holiness. 8 He therefore that defpifeth, defpieth not man but God, who hath alfo given i us his holy fpirit. 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need are taught of God to love one another. a Paul fendeth Timothy to them: 6 bis joy not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves for them, and defire to fee them. Where, who could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone: 2 And fent Timotheus, our brother, and minifter of God, and our fellow labourer in The gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 3 That no man fhould be moved by thefe anfictions: for yourselves know that we are ted thereunto. verily, when we were with you, 13 And Indeed ye do it toward all the bre thren which are in all Macedonia: but we be feech you, brethren, that ye increafe met and more; And that ye ftudy to be quiet, and to de your own butinefs, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honeftly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack or nothing. 13 But I would not have you to be ign sant, brethren, concerning them which are afety It's good opinion of Chap.. 4 For it we believe that Jefus died and s For this we fay unto you by the word ain unto the coming of the Lord thall not Tevent them which are asleep. 42:16 For the Lord himself thali defcend from seaven with a fhout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and e dead in Chrift fhall rife firit: 7 Then we which are alive and remain all be caught up together with them in the louds, to meet the Lord in the air: and fo hall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore, comfort one another with 10.hese words. CHAP. V. Crist He beweth Chriff's fecond coming to judgment, 16 and giveth divers precepts. B Tor the times and the feafons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you, 2 For yourfelves know perfectly that the day of the Lord fo cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they fhall fay, Peace and safety; then fudden deftruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day fhould overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore, let us not fleep, as do others; but let us watch and be fober. 7 For they that fleep fleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be fober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet the hope of falvation: their faith, love, Se. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain falvation by our Lord Jefus Chrift, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or fleep, we should live together with him. 11 Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as alfo ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 And to efteem them very highly in love for their work's fake. And be at peace among yourselves. 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, fupport the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceafing. 18 In every thing give thanks for this is the will of God in Chrift Jefus concern. ing you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Defpife not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold faft that which is good 22 Abftain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace fanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole ipirit and foul and body be preferved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, whe alfo will do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kifs. 27 I Charge you by the Lord that this epittle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with you. Amen. The first epifle unto the Theffalonians was written from Athens. The Second Epiftle of PAUL the Apostle to the THESSALONIANS. CHAP. I. He beweth his good opinion of their faith, love, and patience; and comforteth them again perfecution. PAUL and Selvanuse Thermites, unto the church of the Theffalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jefus Chrift. 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, becaufe that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth: 4 so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your perfecutions and tribulations that ye endure: Which is a manifeft token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be count ed worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye alfo fuffer: 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God, to recompenfe tripulation to them that trouble you: And to you who are troubled reft with us, when the Lord Jefus thall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them top kotw not God, and that obey not the gofpel of our Lord Jefus Chrift: 9 Who fhall be punished with everlafting deftruction from the prefence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his faints, and to be admired in all them th believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 11 Wherefore alfo we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of bis goodness, and the work of faith with power: 12 That the name of our Lord Jefus Chrift may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jefus Chrift. СНА Р. Н. 1 He willeth them to fedfafinefs in the truib received, 3 bewing that there shall be a de. parture from the faith, 9 and a difcovery Antichrift revealed. 1. TIMOTHY. ofantichrift, before the day of the Lord come. 15 He repeateth bis exhortation. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jelus Chrift, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not foou thaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by fpirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Chritt is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day ball not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of fin be revealed, the fon or perdition; 4 Who oppofeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; fo that he as God fitteth in the temple of God, fhewing himfelt that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you thefe things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already Work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then thall that Wiched be revealed, whom the Lord thall confume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall deftroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whofe coming is after the working of Satan with all power and figns and lying wonders. 10 And with all deceivableness of unrigh teousness in them that perith; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be faved. 11 And for this caufe God fhall fend them trong delinion, that they thould believe a lie; 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteoufnels. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chofen you to falvation through fanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whercunto he called you by our gofpel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jefus Chrift. 15 Thereiore, brethren, ftand faft, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epiftie, 16 Now our Lord Jefus Chrift himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given as everlafting confolation, and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and ftablish you in every good word and work. CHAP. III. He craveth their prayers, 3 teftifieth his Idleness to be cal confidence in them, 6 giveth thee 3 But the Lord is faithful, who that, 4 And we have confidence in the touching you, that ye both do and wi the things which we command you. $ And the Lord direct your hearts in love of God, and into the patient wait Chrift. 6 Now we command you, brethren, name of our Lord Jefus Chrut, that jen draw yourselves from every brother walketh diforderly, and not after the a tion which he received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved astuces diforderly among you; 8 Neither did we eat any man's brew" in nought; but wrought with labour and travel night and day, that we might not be charge able to any of you; 9 Not because we have not power, but make ourselves an enfample unto you to tà low us. 10 For even when we were with yog, tik we commanded you, that if any would t work, neither should be eat. II For we hear that there are fome win walk among you diforderly, working nota all, but are busy bodies. 12 Now them that are fuch we communi and exhort by our Lord Jefus Chrift, the with quietness they work, and eat their own bread." 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in weib doing. 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epiftle, note that man, and have no con pany with him, that he may be ashame 15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonith bim as a brother. 16 Now the Lord of peace himfelt give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. 17 The falutation of Paul with mine owa hand, which is the token in every epible: fo I write. 18 The Grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with you all. Amen. The fecond epiftle to the Theffaloni was written from Athens. The First Epiftle of PAUL the Apoftle to TIMOTHY. de ... end of the law, How women foould be attired. where, litting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. Chap. ii, iil. From which fome having fwerved have ed afide unto vain jangling: Defiring to be teachers of the law; un anding neither what they fay, nor Preot they affirm. But we know that the law is good, if a Knowing this, that the law is not made For whoremongers, for them that de- According to the glorious gospel of the ft. 12 And I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who 15 This is a faithful faying, and worthy of 1 acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came into he world to fave finners; of whom I am hief. + 16 Howbeit, for this caufe I obtained mer. y, that in me first Jefus Chrift might thew orth all long suffering, for a pattern to them which thould hereafter believe on him to life everlaft.ng. 17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wife God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 18 This charge I commit unto thee, fon Timothy, according to the prophecies which gwent before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 19 Holding faith, and a good confcience; which fome having put away, concerning faith have made thipwreck : 20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander; whom I have deliveret unto Satan, that they may learn not to blafpheme. I CHAP. II. That it is meet to pray and give thanks for all men, and the reafon why. 9 How wo men fould be attired. Exhort therefore, that, first of all, fupplications, prayers, interceffions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peace able life in all godfinefs and honefty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the fight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be faved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Chrift Jefus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be teftified in due time. 7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apoftle, I fpeak the truth in Chrift, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. 81 will therefore that men pray every 9 In like manner alfo, that women adorn themselves in modeft apparel, with fhamefacednefs and fobriety; not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or coftly array; 10 But (which becometh women profeifing godliness) with good works. Let the woman learn in filence with all fubjection. 12 But I fuffer not a woman to teach, nor to ufurp authority over the n.an, but to be in filence. 13 For Adam was firft formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the tranfgref. fion. 15 Notwithstanding, the thall be faved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with fobriety. CHA P. III. 2 How bishops, and deacons, and their wives, fhould be qualified. TH work. 2 A bishop then muft be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, fober, of good behaviour, given to hofpitality, apt to teach; 3. Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient; not a brawler, not covetous; HIS is a true faying, If a man defire the office of a bithc p, he defireth a good 4 One that ruleth weil his own house, having his children in fubjection with all gravity; 5(For if a man know not how to rule his own houfe, how thall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, left being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he muft have a good report of them which are without; left he fall into reproach, and the fnate of the devil. 8 Likewife muff the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the myttery of the faith in a pure confcience. 10 And let thefe alfo first be proved; then let them ufe the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even fo muft their wives be grave, not flanderers, fober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houfes well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchafe to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Chrift Jefus. 14 Thefe things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee thortly: 15 But if I tary long, that thou mayest know how thou oughteft to behave thy felf in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controverfy great is the mystery of godlinefs: God was manifeft in the flesh, juftified in the Spirit, feen of an. gels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. CHAP. IV. He foretelleth that in the latter times there fball be a departure from the faith. NOW Apoftafy foretold. I. TIMOTHY. Now the Spirit fpeaketh exprefsly, that in the latter times fome fhall depart from the faith, giving heed to feducing fpirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrify: having their contcience feared with a hot iron, 3 Forbidding to marry and commanding to abitain from meats which God hath created to be received with thankfgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refuted, if it be received with thanksgiving: s For it is fanctified by the word of God and prayer. 6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minifter of Jefus Chrift, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou haft attained. 7 But retufe profane and old wives' fables, and exercife thyfelt rather unto godliness, 8 For bodily exercife profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promite of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9 This is a faithful faying and worthy of all acceptation. 10 For therefore we both labour and fuffer reproach, because we truft in the living God, who is the faviour of all men, especially of thofe that believe. 11 These things command and teach. 12 Let no man defpife thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in converfation, in charity, in fpirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Fill I come, give attendance to reading, 10 exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the pretbytery. 15 Meditate upon these things: give thyfelt wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyfelf, and unto thy. doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both fave thyself, and them that hear thee. СНАР. V. Rules to be observed in reproving. Ebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a Dity of fema have brought up children, if the bar 12 Having damnation, because 13 And withal they learn the ide dering about from houfe to houfe, t only idle, but tattlers alfo, and buf fpeaking things which they ought n 14 I will therefore that the younger va marry, bear children, guide the ho none occafion to the adverfary to s proachfully. 15 For fome are already turned an 16 If any man or woman that bein 17 Let the elders that rule wel becam 18 For the fcripture faith. The 20 Them that fin rebuke before ali, 14 others alfo may fear. 21 Icharge thee before God, and the Lat Jefus Chrift, and the elect angels, that the obferve these things, without preferring m before another, doing nothing by partial 22 Lay hands fuddenly on no man, neit be partaker of other men's fins: keep thi pure. 23 Drink no longer water, but use a litt wine for thy tomach's fake and thine ofm infirmities. 24 Some men's fins are open beforehand going before to judgment; and fame w they follow after. 25 Likewife alfo the good works of font are manifeft beforehand, and they that art otherwife cannot be hid. Servants duties. 3 To avoid new fangled teachers. 6 The gain of gallimeft, Rfather; and the younger men as bre-2, as many fervants as are under the 2 The elder women as mothers; the young. er as fifters, with all purity. 3 Honour widows that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to thew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now the that is a widow indeed, and deSolate, trufteth in God, and continueth in fupplications and prayers night and day. 6 But the that liveth in pleasure is dead while the liveth. 7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. 8 But if any provide not for his own, and fpecially for thofe of his own houfe, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threefcore years old, having been the wife of one man, 10 Well reported of for good works; if the yoke count their own matters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and doctrine be not blafphemed. P and 2 And they that have believing mater let them not defpife them, because they are brethren; but rather do them fervice, becafe they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. Thefe things teach and exhort 8 the 3 It any man teach otherwife, and confent not to wholesome words, even the words et our Lord Jefus Chrift, and to the doctrine which is according to godlinefs; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes or words, where cometh envy, ftrife, railings, evil furmifings, 5 Perverfe difputings of men of corrupt minds, and deftitute of the truth, fuppofing that gain is godlinefs from fach withdraw thyfelf. gain, But godlinefs with contentment is great 7 For we brought nothing into his world, and |