| George D'Oyly - 1821 - 466 pages
...> uq iyu mi for fAw Cause /f/i / thee in Crete, that thou skouldest set irt, order the things thai are wanting, and ordain Elders in every City, as I had appointed theet — Titus i. 5. THIS epistle! is one of the three, hot Unfitly styled the hierarchical epistles,... | |
| John Pearson (bp. of Chester.) - 1822 - 576 pages
...gave them power to send others, saying to Timothy, " Lay hands suddenly on no man," and to Titus, " For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest...ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee." Thus by virtue of an apostolical ordination, there is for over to be continued a ministerial succession.... | |
| Joshua Dixon (of Leeds.) - 1822 - 250 pages
...prove. What is the peculiar office of a hishop ? 1. To ordain preshyters and deacons. For this canse left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order...in every city, as I had appointed thee. Tit. i, 5. 2. To superintend the doctrine of these ministers. As ) hesought thee to ahide still at Ephesas, when... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - Unitarian Universalist churches - 1822 - 438 pages
...of God, as to the Spirit of God. SERMON VI. THE PRIMITIVE STATE OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. TITUS i. 5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest...set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain Eldert in every city, as I had appointed thee. FROM this text I shall, my Christian brethren, direct... | |
| William Hey - Apologetics - 1822 - 654 pages
...appointed to regulate such matters in the church, as were not settled by express divine command. " For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting ;" that are left undone, as the margin expresses it.{ This was a branch of apostolic authority which... | |
| E. J. Burrow - 1822 - 606 pages
...wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pare conscience. Tit. i. 5, 6. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that arc wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee : If any be blameless, the husband... | |
| Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...labour in the word and doctrine. Tit. i. 5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shonldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as 1 had appointed thee. 1 Pet. v. 4 — 14. The elder* which are among yon I exhort, who am also an elder,... | |
| Arminianism - 1845 - 694 pages
...teachers were appointed. This, we are told, formed one important part of apostolic care and duty, — to " set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain Elders in every city." (Titui 1.9.) In carrying out this object, as well ain the arrangement of Christian worship, there can... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1823 - 382 pages
...commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." — " For It" canse left 1 thee, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city." These are all general directions, supposing, i11deed, the existence of a regular ministry in ; church,... | |
| Timothy Dwight - Theology - 1823 - 570 pages
...Greek word here is ws0,jv, I was appointed. For this cause left I thee in Crete ; that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and Ordain Elders in every City. Here the Greek word is xareueniiliiK, constitute. It is doubtful whether Ordaining, in the Ecclesiastical... | |
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