The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

1. First they are before others to be relieved, over whom we have an especial charge, as they who are of our household, of our own house and family, as Wife, Children, and Servants? For as the Apostle speaketh, If any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, ¹he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an Infidel.

1. First they are before others to be releeved, over whom wee have an especial charge, as they who are of our houshold, of our own house and family, as Wife, Children, and Servants? For as the Apostle speaketh, If any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, ¹hee hath denied the faith, and is worse than an Infidel.

1. 11 Tim. 5.8.

2. In our Charity we ought to have a special respect unto our poor kindred, for of those is the forementioned place (1 Tim. 5.8.) to be understood,¹ where the word in the Greek translated House, is rendered kindred in the Margin of your Bibles. For the scope of the Apostle is to free the Church from unnecessary charges,² and to that end doth impose the care of providing for poor kindred, upon such of their relations as were able.

2. In our Charity wee ought to have a special respect unto our poor kindred, for of those is the forementioned place (