 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God ; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; holding fast the faithful...  The Gospel Treasury ... - Page 2831810Full view - About this book
 | Hervey Wilbur - Bible - 1814 - 184 pages
...soon angry, not given to wine ; no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate...he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and . to convince the gainsayers. Jer. 23. 28. 2 Tim. 4. 5. Tit. 2, 1, 7, 8. 2 Tim. 2, 15, 23—26. Tit.... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...filthy luere;« 8 But a lover of hospitality, a hover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate ; 9 Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doetrine both to exhort and to eonvinee the gainsayers.6 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers... | |
 | Bible - 1815 - 294 pages
...degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Jesus Christ. A bishop must be a lover of hospitality a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;...he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. The elders which are among you! exhort: feed the flock of God which is... | |
 | Gamaliel Smith Olds - Clergy - 1815 - 216 pages
...not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate,...taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to eihort and to convince the gainsayers."* Now, we desire any man to point out, in these instances, any... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...necessary qualifications, and the indispensible duties of a Christian bishop, he specifies this, " Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught,...by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convince t,he gainsayers," Tit. i. 9. This sound doctrine is the simple doctrine of revelation, as proposed in revelation... | |
 | William Van Mildert - Bible - 1815 - 452 pages
...to some general Principles of Scripture-Interpretation. Plan of the ensuing Discourses. TITUS i. 9. Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught,...may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to convince the gainsay ers. .•••••:.• SERMON JJ,: •..•. Dispositions and Qualification's^... | |
 | Jean Calvin, John Allen - Reformed Church - 1816 - 580 pages
...of the ministers of~ Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God." (o) Again, " A bishop must hold fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that...may be able by sound doctrine, both to exhort, and to convince the gainsayers." (/>) From these and similar passages which frequently occur, we may infer... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Theology - 1786 - 526 pages
...is evident from a variety of circumstances, and may be inferred particularly from Tit. i. 9—14: " Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught,...may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers * Hser. xxvin. I. p. 111. (P.)... | |
 | 1817 - 842 pages
...But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast thé faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sonnd doctrine both to exhorf and to convince thé gainsayers, 10 For there are many unrnly and vain... | |
 | Thomas Rees - Catechisms - 1818 - 548 pages
...lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate," or chaste, "holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught,...he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsavers." Is it not necessary that they who teach in the church, and attend to the... | |
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