Let not 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 dost not, inas- much as thou art stedfast. Let your assembling together be of frequent ^ 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