me measure that ye mete withal, it
shall be measured to you again. And again, that blessed are the poor and
they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the
kingdom of God.

These things, my brethren, I took not the liberty of myself to write
unto you concerning righteousness, but you yourselves before encouraged
me to it. For neither can I, nor any other such as I am, come up to the
wisdom of the blessed and renowned Paul: who, being himself in person
with those who then lived, did with all exactness and soundness teach
the word of truth; and being gone from you wrote an epistle to you. Into
which, if you look, you will be able to edify yourselves in the faith
that has been delivered unto you; which is the mother of us all; being
followed with hope, and led on by a general love, both toward God and
toward Christ and toward our neighbor.

For if any man has these things he has fulfilled the law of
righteousness: for he that has charity is far from all sin. But the love
of money is the root of all evil. Knowing therefore that as we brought
nothing into this world, so neither may we carry anything out; let us
arm ourselves with the armor of righteousness. And teach ourselves first
to walk according to the commandments of the Lord; and then your wives
to walk likewise according to the faith that is given to them; in
charity, and in purity; loving their own husbands with all sincerity,
and all others alike with all temperance; and to bring up their children
in the instruction and fear of the Lord. The widows likewise teach that
they be sober as to what concerns the faith of the Lord: praying always
for all men; being far from all detraction, evil speaking, false
witness; from covetousness, and from all evil. Knowing that they are the
altars of God, who sees all blemishes, and from whom nothing is hid; who
searches out the very reasonings, and thoughts, and secrets of our
hearts.

Knowing, therefore, that God is not mocked, we ought to walk worthy both
of his command and of his glory. Also the deacons must be blameless
before him, as the ministers of God in Christ, and not of men. Not false
accusers; not double-tongued; not lovers of money; but moderate in all
things, compassionate, careful; walking according to the truth of the
Lord, who was the servant of all. Whom if we please in this present
world we shall also be made partakers of that which is to come,
according as he has promised to us, that he w