Provide for our children
Nor yet are we forbidden, thirdly, to provide for our children and for those of our own household. This also it is our duty to do, even upon principles of Heathen morality. Every man ought to provide the plain necessaries of life for his own wife and children, and to put them into a capacity of providing these for themselves when he is gone hence and is no more seen. I say, of providing these, the plain necessaries of life, not delicacies, not superfluities, and that by their diligent labor, for it is no man's duty to furnish them any more than himself with the means either of luxury or idleness. But if any man does not provide thus far for his own children (as well as for the widows of his own house, of whom primarily Saint Paul is speaking in those well-known words to Timothy), he has practically denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever, or Heathen (1 Timothy 5:8).
1771 text
Nor yet are we forbidden, thirdly, to provide for our children, and for those of our own household. This also it is our duty to do, even upon principles of Heathen morality. Every man ought to provide the plain necessaries of life, for his own wife and children: and to put them into a capacity of providing these for themselves, when he is gone hence and is no more seen. I say, of providing these, the plain necessaries of life, not delicacies, not superfluities: and that by their diligent labour; for it is no man’s duty to furnish them any more than himself, with the means either of luxury or idleness. But if any man provide not thus far for his own children, (as well as for the widows of his own house; of whom primarily St. Paul is speaking, in those well known words to Timothy): he hath practically denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel, or Heathen.