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Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Timothy 3:6

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2 Timothy3:6

6 For of this sort are those which creep into houses , and lead captive silly women laden with sins , led away with divers lusts .

Who do not onely privily enter in at the doors of houses, but pierce into the secrets of them, making it their business to pry into all Families, and

take their advantages upon women (the weaker sex) and not the wisest of them) but [non-Latin text not transcribed], the diminutive word, is used to vilifie the little despicable women of no judgment in sound Religion, whom they by their Tongues and pleasing Errors make their captives.

Nor do they deal with the most pious, and honest Women, but such as are laden with the guilt of much sin

and who being possest of divers sinful inclinations, not only lusts of the Flesh, but any other, such as Pride, &c. are easily led away; Lust alwayes smoothing the way for such Errors as will be principles to justifie it against the reflections of Conscience. Their Vices rather than Sex made them easily seduced.

Marginal references: Mat. 23.14, Tit. 1.11.

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