for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:

for thro' him both of us have access by the same spirit to the father.

unto him be glory in the church, even by Christ Jesus, thro' all the successions of future ages. amen.

there is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.

thus fitly qualifying his servants for their respective offices, in order to build up the body of Christ:

This I say therefore, and conjure you by the Lord not to live for the future as other Gentiles do, in the vanity of their minds,

which are overspread with darkness, and averse to a religious life, thro' their innate ignorance and obduracy:

let married women be submissive to their husbands, out of regard to the Lord.

as the church then is subordinate to Christ, so let women be to their husbands upon all occasions.

in like manner ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies: "he that loves his wife, loveth himself."

not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:

and you masters have a just regard to them, by softning your authority: knowing that both their and your master is in heaven, where there is no respect of persons with him.

it is true, there are some who preach Christ out of a spirit of envy and contention; but others do it out of pure affection.

for I know that this shall turn to my deliverance, thro' your prayers, by the spirit, which Jesus Christ will supply me with,

without being under any the least apprehension from your adversaries: this will be to them a sign of their ruin, and to you of salvation, by the divine appointment.

If then there be any christian consolation, any charitable relief, any communion of the spirit, if any tenderness of compassion,

that at the name of Jesus both angels and men, the living and the dead, should pay their adorations,

for there is no one that is so dear to me as he, and no one will more sincerely interest himself in your concerns.

the most consult their private advantage, and neglect the dispensation of Jesus Christ.

for there are many that wander about, of whom I have frequently told you, and now repeat it with tears, that they are enemies to the cross of Christ:

who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.

Finally, my brethren, whatever has the character of truth, of dignity, of justice, of chastity, whatever can procure you esteem and reputation, in a word, if there be any thing virtuous or praise-worthy, let that be the object of your enquiry.

to these things I am equal, thro' Christ who strengthens me.

through his own death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his own sight:

that their hearts might be comforted, and that being firmly united in love, they might possess the highest and fullest persuasion of the truth of this doctrine, by entring into this mystery, even of God the father, and of Christ,

which were buried (as Christ was) in your baptism, by virtue of which you rise (as he did) to a new life, through a belief of that divine power, which raised him from the dead.

by which indeed they make a pretence to wisdom, by a worship of their own devising, by an air of humility, and self-denial, and a disregard to the gratifications of sense.

among whom you had your conversation, when you followed their practices.

let there be no fraud among you, since you have discarded your former habits and practices, and are become new men,

by which there is now neither Greek, or Jew; circumcised, or uncircumcised; Barbarian, or Scythian; slave, or freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

servants, be entirely obedient to those, whom the laws have made your masters, and not meerly out of regard to their observation, as designing only to please men, but from a principle of integrity, as fearing God:

who by obstructing our endeavours to save the Gentiles, continue to fill up the measure of their enormities; for which consummate vengeance is falling upon them.

they that are sober take their rest in the night, whilst they that are sots, are drunk in the night:

maintain an intire affection for them, upon account of their office, and don't form any brigues against them.

since it is agreeable to his justice to afflict those in their turn, who afflict you:

don't be led into any mistake, because the previous rebellion does not yet appear, nor the man of sin throw off the disguise, that offspring of perdition:

now being inform'd, that there are among you people of an irregular conduct, who neglect their own business, and busy themselves with the affairs of others:

we command these persons, and exhort them by the Lord Jesus Christ, to stay at home, and earn their bread by labour.

or trouble their heads with fables and endless genealogies, which rather promote disputes than the gospel-dispensation:

who was before a blasphemer, and a violent persecutor; but I obtained mercy, because I acted thro' ignorance in incrudelity.

for there is but one God, and but one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

I direct therefore that the men pray in publick and private, lifting up their hands to heaven with innocence, charity, and composure.

and that the women be decent in their apparel, adorned with modesty and reserve, not with broider'd hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

however the women may be saved by educating their children, and persevering themselves in faith, in charity, in holiness and chastity. this may be depended upon as true.

but by their integrity maintain the reverence due to the gospel.

let them be first examin'd, and if they are without reproach, let them enter upon their office.

their wives must be likewise grave, free from scandal, sober, and always faithful.

for they who duly discharge that office, prepare their way to a higher degree, and may promote the christian faith with the greater freedom.

if a widow has children or grand-children, let them above all things instruct their own family to be religious, and let them be grateful to their parents, for this is acceptable to God.

such as have been recommended by their good actions, by the education of their children, by their hospitality, by their officiousness to the faithful, by relieving the afflicted, and by the practice of every virtue.

I enjoin therefore the young women to marry, to detest abortion, to govern their families, and give our enemies no handle for reproach.

don't receive any accusation against a pastor, but upon the deposition of two or three witnesses.

Let those who are in a state of servitude, consider the entire respect due to their masters, that the name of God, and the doctrine of the gospel may not be blasphemed.

let them not treat their christian masters, on pretence of being their brethren, with less respect: but be the more obsequious, because they are believers, and deserve to be belov'd, for the kind provision they make for them. let this be the subject of your instructions, and exhortation.

mischievous opinions, and a familiarity with pernicious ignorant impostors, who consider religion only as it makes for their gain.

Charge those that are rich in this world, not to be elated, not to depend upon their perishable wealth, but upon the God of life, who furnishes us with every thing in plenty for our enjoyment;

has now been display'd by the coming of Jesus Christ our saviour, who has defeated the power of death, by bringing a life of immortality to light thro' the gospel.

and their doctrine will spread like the gangrene. Hymeneus and Philetus are such:

in a palace there are vessels not only of gold, and of silver, but of wood and of earth likewise: some are for honourable uses, and others for meaner purposes.

with great temper and meekness informing those, who differ in opinion; because he does not know, but God may change their minds, by convincing them of the truth.

Of this number are they, who insinuate themselves into families, to make a prey of the weaker sex, who are inveigled by their vitious suggestions, abetted by their own subtle passions,

Moses did not meet with greater opposition from Jannes and Jambres, than truth does from men so corrupted in their mind, and so adulterated in their faith.

but they will be stop'd in their career; for they shall be expos'd to the world for impostors, as those magicians were.

for the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but get teachers of their own corrupt taste, to sooth their ears that itch for flattery:

At my first defence, I had no assistance, for every body deserted me. I wish it may never be laid to their charge.

For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;

one of their own prophets said, "the Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies."

but to lectures on virtue, that they may teach the young women prudence, to love their husbands,

to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, good oeconimists, beneficent, submissive to their husbands,

Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, to be

Admonish them to be subject to princes and to magistrates, to obey their orders, and to exert their virtue and loyalty upon all occasions.

thro' Jesus Christ our saviour:

When I shall send you Artemas, or Tychicus, endeavour to meet me at Nicopolis: for I have determined to winter there.

dispatch Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, and take care that nothing be wanting to their journey.

Let our brethren too learn some honest profession to supply their occasions, that they may not be destitute of an income.

pray at the same time prepare me a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be restored to you.

but Jesus, who was for a while inferior to the angels by his sufferings and death, we see was crown'd with glory and honour; when by the divine goodness, he had pass'd thro' death for every man.

For it was agreeable to his wisdom, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to consecrate the author of their salvation by his sufferings.

Since then the children were made subject to a state of mortality, so he himself likewise was subject to the same condition: that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

and deliver them who thro' fear of death were all their life-time in a state of slavery.

wherefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, they do alway err in their hearts; and they have not known my ways.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you such incredulity as to make you desert the living God.

but exhort one another daily while the day lasts, lest any of you be hardned through the deceitfulness of sin.

because of their incredulity.

Since there remains then a rest which some are still to enter into, for they to whom the promise was first made, did not enter in, because of their incredulity;

he pointed out another time in the words, which were spoken by David, a long time after their going into Canaan, in the passage just now quoted, "today since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.

so that there is not a creature that is concealed from his view: but all is naked and open to the eyes of him of whom we speak. Having then so great a high priest,

For every high priest is appointed to officiate for men in religious matters, offering gifts and sacrifices for their sins: being chosen from among the people. that as he himself is surrounded with infirmities,

he might have the greater compassion for those who sin through ignorance or mistake. and for the same reason

such solid nourishment is only fit for such as are arriv'd at their full growth and strength, whose senses have been exercis'd in distinguishing what is good, and what is prejudicial.

'tis true they of the race of Levi, who assume the office of the priesthood, have a right by law to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brethren, though they all issued from Abraham:

but he who was not of their pedigree, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him to whom the promises were made.

besides here they that receive tithes are men who die: but there 'twas he of whom it is testified that he liveth.

If therefore the Levitical priesthood, concerning which the people received a law, could have given perfection, what further need was there that another priest should rise, to be named after the order of Melchisedec, and not after the order of Aaron?

for he who was there mention'd was of another tribe, none of whom ever gave attendance at the altar.

for if the first alliance had been without defect, there could have been no occasion for the second.

not according to the alliance that I made with their fathers, when I took them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they have not kept my alliance, wherefore I have rejected them, saith the Lord.

but this is the alliance that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: I will be their God, and they shall be my people.