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This is a true saying: If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good worke.

A Bishop then must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, giuen to hospitalitie, apt to teach;

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous;

One that ruleth well his owne house, hauing his children in subiection with all grauitie.

(For if a man know not how to rule his owne house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?)

Not a nouice, lest being lifted vp with pride, hee fall into the condemnation of the deuill.

Moreouer, hee must haue a good report of them which are without, lest he fall into reproch, and the snare of the deuill.