Notwithstanding, though God be under no law, and necessity lawless: 1yet be we under a law, and ought to prefer the men before the women, & age before youth, as •he as we can. For it is against the law of nature that young men should rule the elder, and as uncomely as that women should rule the men, but when need requireth. And therefore if Paul had had other shift, and a man of age as mete for 2the room, he would not have put Timothy in the office, he should no doubt have been kept back until a fuller age, and have learned in the mean time in silence. And whatsoever thou be that readest this, I exhort thee in our lord, that thou read both yt epis•s of Paul to Timothy, that thou mayst see how diligently (as a mother careth for her child if it be in peril) Paul writeth unto Timothy to instruct him, to teach him, to exhort, to courage him, to sh••e him up, to be wise, sober, diligent, circumspect, sad, humble and meek, saying▪ these I write that thou mayest 3know how to behave thy self in the house of God, which is the church or congregation. A•oy•• •ustes of yo•h, beware of ungodly fables & old wives tales, & avoid the company of men of corrupt minds, which wast their brains about wrangling questions. Let no man despise thy•e youth. As who should say, youth is a despised thing of it self, whereunto men give none obedience or reverence naturally. See therefore that thy ve••ue exceed, 4to recompense thy lack of age, and that thou so behave thy self that no fault be found with thee. And again, rebuke not an Elder sharply, but exhort him as thy father, and young men as thy brethren, and the elder women as thy mothers, and yt young women as thy sisters, and such like in every chapter. Adm• none accusation against an Elder under less then two witnesses. And Paul chargeth him in the sight of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, and of his elect Angels, to do nothing rashly or of affection. And shortly whereunto youth is most prove and ready to fall, thereof warneth he him with all diligence, even almost or altogether half a •osen times of some one thing. And finally as a man would 5teach a child that had •ever be•ore gone to school, so tenderly & so carefully doth Paul teach him. It is an other thing to teach the people, and to teach the preacher. Here Paul teacheth the preacher, young Timothy.
Notwithstanding, though God be vnder no lawe, and necessitie lawlesse: 1yet be we vnder a lawe, and ought to preferre the men before the women, & age before youth, as •he as we cā. For it is agaynst the lawe of nature that young men should rule the elder, and as vncomely as that women shoul•e rule the men, but when neede requireth. And therfore if Paule had had other shift, and a man of age as mete for 2the roome, he would not haue put Timothy in the office, he should no doubt haue bene kept backe vntil a fulier age, and haue learned in the meane time in silence. And whatsoeuer thou be that reade•t this, I exhort thee in our lord, that thou read both yt epis•s of Paule to Timothy, that thou mayst see how diligently (as a mother careth for her childe if it be in perill) Paule writeth vnto Timothy to instruct him, to teach hym, to exhort, to corage hym, to sh••e him vp, to be wise, sober, diligent, circumspect, sad, humble and me•ke, saying▪ these I write that thou mayest 3know how to behaue thy selfe in the house of God, which is the church or congregation. A•oy•• •ustes of yo•h, beware of vngodly fables & old wiues tales, & auoyde the company of men of corrupt myndes, which wast theyr braynes about wrangling questions. Let no man dispise thy•e youth. As who shoulde say, youth is a dispised thyng of it selfe, whereunto men geue none obedience or reuerence naturally. See therefore that thy ve••ue exceede, 4to recompence thy lacke of age, and that thou so behaue thy self that no fault be founde with thee. And againe, rebuke not an Elder sharpely, but exhort him as thy father, and yongmen as thy brethren, and the elder women as thy mothers, and yt yoūg womē as thy sisters, and such like in euery chapter. Adm• none accusation agaynst an Elder vnder lesse then two witnesses. And Paule chargeth hym in the sight of God, and of the Lord Iesus Christ, and of his elect Angels, to do nothing rashely or of affection. And shortely whereunto youth is most proue and ready to fall, therof warneth he hym with all diligence, euen almost or altogether halfe a osen times of some one thyng. And finally as a man woulde
- 1God is under no[…]necessity lawless.God is vnder no〈…〉necessitie lawlesse.
- 2The cause why young […] was preferred by […] to be a Bishop.The cause why young 〈…〉 was preferred by 〈…〉 to be a Byshop.
- 3Paul was a fatherly instructor to […] • thy.Paul was a fa•herly instructer to 〈…〉 • thy.
- 4S. Paul was a worthy & mo•t • there & instructor.S. Paule was a worthy & mo•t • ther & instructour.
- 5A great difference between teaching of the people, and teaching of a preacher.A great difference betwene teaching of the people, and teaching of a preacher.
