XV. But if any widow in her life should not have given to the society her whole estate, let a proper occasion be taken, and especially when she is laboring under severe indisposition and her life is in danger, to represent to her the indigence, recent foundation, and multitude of our colleges not yet endowed, and let her be encouraged to undertake those expenses as the foundation of her own eternal glory. XVI. The same is to be done with rulers and other benefactors; for they are to be persuaded to say that these are the acts which are memorable in this world, and prepare eternal glory from God, for them in another; but if any malevolent persons should allege the example of Christ, who had not where he might lay his head, and wish the companions of Jesus to be also very poor, let it be shown and seriously impressed upon all, every where, that THE CHURCH OF GOD IS NOW CHANGED, AND MADE A MONARCHY, which ought to defend itself with great authority and power against the most powerful enemies, and that it is that little stone hewn out of a _rock_ which increases to a very great mountain, as predicted by the prophets. XVII. To those who are inclined to alms-giving, and to the adorning of churches, let it be shown that therein consists the greatest perfection; because extricating themselves from the love of worldly things they may make Christ himself and his companions possessors of them. XVIII. But because we always expect less from widows who educate their children for the world, we will see. CAP. VIII. _Quomodo faciendum, ut filii et filiæ viduarum religiosum aut devotarium statum amplectantur._ I. Sicut matribus fortiter, sic nostris suaviter in hac materia est agendum: matres, nimirum, instruendæ ut proli suæ reprehensionibus, castigationibus, &c. molestæ sint à teneris dum provectiores præsertim filiæ fuerint, muliebrem ornatum et clenodias illis negent; optando sæpe et Deum rogando ut ad statum ecclesiasticum adspirent, et pollicendo insignem dotem si moniales esse voluerint; exponant sæpe difficultates quæ in matrimonio sunt omnibus communes, et si quas ipsæmet in particulari expertæ sint, dolendo quod cælibatum suo tempore matrimonio non prætulerint; denique sic agant continuo, ut filiæ præsertim, tædio vitæ apud matrem tali modo transigendæ, de statu religioso cogitent.