 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous...  A Catechism and Confession of Faith: Approved and Agreed Unto, by the ... - Pągina 43per Robert Barclay - 1843 - 129 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Miller - 1831 - 338 pągines
...pointed language : — An Elder must 6e blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children ; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity ; not accused of riot, or unruly ; not self-willed-; not soon angry ; not given to wine ; no striker... | |
 | William Robinson (Baptist Minister.) - 1832 - 200 pągines
...from every appearance of evil." And to sum up all in the comprehensive language of Paul to Timothy, " A bishop then must be blameless^ the husband of one...but patient, not a brawler, not covetous. One that ruleih well his own house, having his children in subjection, with all gravity. (For if a man know... | |
 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 578 pągines
...as well as other apostles, and ал the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas ? 1 Co. ”x. б. Л bishop ore Aim fourfold, æu. xix. 6—8. All that believed...together, and had all things common, and sold their posse Sic. 1 '/'/'. iii. 2. In the latter times some shall depart from the faith, forbidding to marry, &c.... | |
 | William Burkitt - 1832 - 908 pągines
...part of his duty ; one that is neither ignorant of his duty, nor negligent in the performance of it. 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; The negative character of a bishop now follows, showing what he must not be. Aiol gitfit lo vine... | |
 | John Pearson - 1832 - 652 pągines
...the same is my brother." (Matt. xii. 50.) If it be required of a bishop in the church of God, to be " one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity ;" (1 Tim. iii. 4.) what obedience most be due, what subjection must be paid, unto the Father of the... | |
 | William Innes - 1833 - 276 pągines
...following directions given, respecting the qualifications nec^ essary for the pastoral office. I Tim. 3:2. "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt [qualified] to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, [or not one who earns... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1833 - 636 pągines
...among all men," Heb. xiii, 4. He farther affirmed, 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," 1 Tim. iii, 2, 4. And if he wished the Corinthians to continue in the state which he himself had chosen,... | |
 | Mary Atkinson Maurice - 1833 - 312 pągines
...up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." 1 Tim. iii. 2 — 4. " A bishop must be blameless — one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity." GOD HAS GIVEN PROMISES aw PECULIAR CARE AND PROTECTION TO FATHERLESS CHILDREN. EXODUS xxii. 22—24.... | |
 | 1834 - 640 pągines
...feet, if she have relieved the No. III. CHAP, iii, 2, 3, "A bishop then must be blameless, tti • husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,...not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house." "No striker:" That is the article which I single out from the collection, as evincing the antiquity... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1834 - 442 pągines
...cherished the desire of such an office — "A bishop then," says the Almighty, " a bishop then must be — one that ruleth well- his own house, having his children...subjection, with all gravity ; for if a man know not fiow to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God 1 " The deacons, too, it seems,... | |
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