Titus

Chapter 3

To teach them obedience unto Princes, and meekness towards all men, considering that we also were as they, till God of his goodness brought us to Baptism. ℣.8 To teach good works, ℣.9 and to avoid vain questions, ℣.10 and obstinate Heretics.

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Admonish them to be subject to Princes and Potestates, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work,
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to blaspheme no man, not to be litigious, but modest: shewing all mildness toward all men.
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For we also were sometime unwise, incredulous, erring, serving diverse desires and voluptuousnesses, living in malice and envy, odible, hating one another.
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But when the benignity and kindness toward man of our Saviour God appeared:
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not by the works of Justice which we did, but according to his mercy he hath saved us by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost,
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whom he hath poured upon us aboundantly by Jesus Christ our Saviour:
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that being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting.
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It is a faithful saying, and of these things I will have thee avouch earnestly: that they which believe in God, be careful to excel in good works. These things be good and profitable for men.
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But foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and controversies of the Law avoid. For they are unprofitable and vain.
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A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition avoid:
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knowing that he that is such an one, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by his own judgement.
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When I shall send to thee Artemas or Tychicus, hasten to come unto me to Nicopolis. For there I have determined to winter.
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Set forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos carefully, that nothing be wanting to them.
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And let our men also learn to excel in good works to necessary uses: that they be not unfruitful.
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All that are with me, salute thee: salute them that love us in the faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen.