 | 1828 - 546 pages
...the meek spirit of our holy religion " The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves." While it fully accords with the ministerial calling, and strictly with what the Apostle says of the... | |
 | John Townsend - 1828 - 318 pages
...even in the most trying circumstances : " The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, 2 Tim. ii. 24, 25. If this meekness and gentleness be so desirable and important in the^ pastors of... | |
 | John Mitchel (Presbyterian minister.) - 1828 - 282 pages
...Christ, let us habitually bear in mind that the " servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men ; apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance." And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be... | |
 | John Angell James - 1828 - 444 pages
...remember Paul's advice to Timothy, — " The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth." The wrath of man,... | |
 | Edward Irving - 1828 - 820 pages
...intellect, and engender strivings and contentions for no worthy end; exhorting him to be " gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;" and that they may... | |
 | Maria Jane Jewsbury - 1828 - 262 pages
...ours." We have not a verse like this: " The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves:"—but of whose example do we think ? What bright original of this apostolic portrait rises... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards, John Pye Smith - 1829 - 526 pages
...condescend to, and instruct opposers : " And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." SECTION II. Another... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1829 - 528 pages
...condescend to, and instruct opposers: " And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." SECTION II. Another... | |
 | William Wilberforce - 1829 - 344 pages
...with the ordinary business of life, and with the well-being of somust not strive, but be gentle unto all men ; apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventurc will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." (2 Timothy, ii.... | |
 | James Nourse - 1829 - 292 pages
...knowing that they do gender strifes. And 24 the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppose them- 25 selves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth ;... | |
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But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure... 
