 A bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient ; not a brawler, not covetous ; One that ruleth...  Substance of a Sermon Preached on the Occasion of the Death of Rev. Robert R ... - Page 18by Calvin W. Ruter - 1843 - 24 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1835 - 700 pages
...office of a minister of the gospel, is one that is exceedingly important. A bishop must be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, etc. (chap, iii.) In order to impress this more deeply on you, to fix these great duties in your mind.... | |
 | 1839 - 512 pages
...He says, " 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...hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well... | |
 | 1832 - 208 pages
...are exhibited 1 Tim. 3:1 — 7. and he will find much to applaud and nothing to censure. He must be vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no ^triker, not given to filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous, &c. The power with which... | |
 | Menno Simons - 1835 - 506 pages
...taught and unblamable, as Paul teaches : If a man desire the office of a bishop he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that nileth well... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1835 - 406 pages
...Tim. iii. 1. THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a Bishop, be desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy Incrr, Imt p:<tient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well... | |
 | Henry Ustick Onderdonk - 1835 - 296 pages
...office of a minister of the Gospel,, is one that is exceedingly important. A bishop must be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, &c. (chap. iii.) In order to impress this more deeply on you, to fix these great duties in your mind,... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1835 - 176 pages
...office of a minister of the gospel, is one that is exceedingly important. A bishop must be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, etc. (chap, iii.) In order to impress this more deeply on you, to fix these great duties in your mind,... | |
 | Thomas Baldwin Thayer - 1836 - 324 pages
...wealth and power by its sanction ? Why did they not strike out such passages as these — " A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well... | |
 | 1837 - 328 pages
...1 TIM. 3:1. 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...hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient • not a brawler ; not covetous ; one that ruleth... | |
 | John Robert McDowall - 1838 - 442 pages
...furnishes us with the following indispensable outline of a christian minister's character. " A Bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous, one that ruleth well... | |
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