| 1802 - 374 pages
...holiness with sobriety. CHAP. III. ffow bishops &c. should be qualified. THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...charity, and holiness, with sobriety. CHAP. III. OF BISHOPS AND DEACONS. THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given... | |
| George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...from whom he drew a considerable stipend, or revenue. The apostle's maxim was a maxim no longer. "If a man " desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work." Many then desired the office of a bishop, if without absurdity we can say so, who desired no work at... | |
| Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...disorderly among you. Ver. 9. We make ourselves an ensample to you to follow us. 1 Tim. iii. 1. If a man desire the office of a bishop he desireth a good work. Ver. 2. A. bishop must be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality. Ver.... | |
| Philip Doddridge, Andrew Kippis - Bible - 1807 - 614 pages
...Then Mr. Watson of Leicester preached a discourse from 1 Timothy iiL 1. " This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work." After this, the call of the church was read by Mr. Norris of Welford; and when Mr. Doddridge had declared... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...continuance (of that sex, as well as the other) in faith, charity, and holiness with sobriety. III. 1 If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. If a man desire the office of public teaching and governing the Chnrch, he desireth a work, that is... | |
| Samuel Davies - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 390 pages
...My text will furnish materials for a discourse adapted to this occasion. " This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work." To explain and improve the sundry parts of which shall be my present business. — " The office of... | |
| Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1812 - 378 pages
...all the people, according as they have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. (£) If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, as the steward of God ; vigilant, and of good behaviour, sober, just, holy, temperate ; .not self.willed,... | |
| John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...continue in faith, and love, and holiness, with sobriety. CHAP. III. 1. This if a faithful sayjng, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant; prudent, of good behaviour,... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - Congregational churches - 1813 - 550 pages
...The office of the ministry, is the most desir* able office in the world. "This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work." There is no office that can be more desirable than this. It is every way suited to gratify all the... | |
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