...the teeth of the Apostle Paul, who tells us that a Bishop must be " the husband of one wife, . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity ;"f. ..who says, " Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own...

...sobriety. This is a true saying ; If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that rulethwell his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity ; (for if a man know not...

...to the ground. So they read in the book, in the law of God distinctly. — 158. kl Tim. iii. 2, 6. A bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of...behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride, ho fall into the condemnation of the devil. Eph. iv. 8 to...

...the worldling: lie should bo "vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler,...having his children in subjection with all gravity." Now, my dear, she who is one flesh with such a man, ought to be penetrated, like him, with the high...

...he should he " vigilant, sober, of good hehaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous,...having his children in subjection with all gravity." Now, my dear, she who is one flesh with such a man, ought to be penetrated, like him, with the high...

...qualified, kc. fl^HlS M a true saying, If a man i desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous...

...III. THIS zj a true saying. If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desire th a good work. с 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given W Jioe, apt to teach; 339 /) 3 Not £ÍVÍH in \vino, no striker, not greedy of filthy luci-i:; but...

...vain jangling. — 1 Tim. i. 4. 6. If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work: a bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife ; vigilant, sober. of good behaviour (or modest) ; given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy...

...mentioned as one of the qualifications of a christian pastor, that he should be "the husband of one wife, one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity?" (1 Tim. iii. 4.) Yet the Roman Catholics, with gross effrontery, charge the Protestants with corrupting...

...the office of a 3 qu-ihfi ail..!.* .if bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must 2 ":er"' be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober,...given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, 3 no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient ; not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth...