Let not the widows be neglected. Be thou, after the Lord, their protector and friend. Let nothing be done without thy consent ; neither do thou anything without the approval of God, which indeed thou doest not. Be thou stedfast. Let your assembling together be of fre- quent'^ occurrence: seek after all by name.'° Do not despise either male or female slaves, yet neither let them be puffed up with conceit, but rather let them submit themselves " the more, for the glory of God, that they may obtain from God a better liberty. Let them not wish to be set free [from slavery] at the public expense, that they be not found slaves to their own desires.