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Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.

Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.

But we were gentle among you, euen as a nource cherisheth her children.

As ye knowe how that we exhorted you, and comforted, and besought euery one of you (as a father his children)

Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse.

Notwithstanding, through bearing of children she shalbe saued if they continue in faith, and loue, and holines with modestie.

One yt can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience wt all honestie.

Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.

But if any widowe haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house, and to recompense their kinred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God.

And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.

I will therefore that the yonger women marie, and beare children, and gouerne the house, and giue none occasion to the aduersary to speake euill.

If any be vnreproueable, the husbande of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbads, that they loue their children,

For it became him, for whome are all these thinges, and by whome are all these things, seeing that hee brought many children vnto glory, that he should consecrate the Prince of their saluation through afflictions.

And againe, I will put my trust in him. And againe, Beholde, here am I, and the children which God hath giuen me.

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himselfe likewise tooke part with them, that hee might destroye through death, him that had the power of death, that is the deuil,

By faith Ioseph when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gaue commandement of his bones.

And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him.

As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:

Hauing eyes full of adulterie, and that can not cease to sinne, beguiling vnstable soules: they haue heartes exercised with couetousnesse, they are the children of curse: