 | Peter Hall - 1661 - 176 pages
...' peace, and to watch for their souls as those that must give account : overseeing and ruling them, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; not as being fords over thy heritage, but as the servants of all, and ensamples to the... | |
 | Thomas Bennet - Clergy - 1727 - 216 pages
...revealed : Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the overfight thereof, not by conftraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; Neither as being lords over Gods heritage, but being enfamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd fhall appear, ye Jhall... | |
 | John Trenchard, Thomas Gordon - 1732 - 362 pages
...exhorts the Elders to feed the Flock of Chrijl, and to take the Overfight thereof, not by ConJlraixt, but willingly ; not' for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind; neither as being LORDS over God'i Heritage, but as being Examples to the Flock. Now either thefe Elders were Clergymen, or they... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1732 - 536 pages
...revealed. Feed the Flock of God which is -among/} you, taking the Qverfigbt thereof; not by ConJtraint, but willingly, not for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind ; neither as being Lords oi'er God's Heritage, but beirg Examples of the Flock. And when the chief Shepherd Jhall appear, yejhall... | |
 | George Muir - Presbyterian Church - 1769 - 336 pages
...purchafed " with his own blood," Acts xx. 28.— To "take " the over fight thereof, net by conftraint, but " willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready " mind ; neither as being a lord over God's heritage, " but being aaenfampleto the flock," t Pet. v. 2, 3. — To " take heed... | |
 | Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...Canadas. Within this his ecclesiastical realm, he had ' the care of all the churches. ' while he fed _ the oversight thereof,' ' not by constraint, but willingly,' ' not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,' — he gave himself wholly to his work of faith. He watched, with a searching eye, the... | |
 | 1828
...Take heed therefore to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfil it. Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, (in obedience to canons and constitutions of the church, devised not for an incentive to good works,... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...of God, which is among you, taking the overI^ Exhortation to faith II. Peter. and good works. sight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 3 Neither us being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock : 4 And... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 738 pages
...could not prevail upon him to remove from you. So evident was it that he took the oversight of you, Not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready It may eminently be said of you, my friends, in a spiritual sense, that you have been Fed with... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1803 - 680 pages
...could not prevail upon him to remove from you. So evident was it that he took the oversight of you, Not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind f. It may eminently be said of you, my friends, in a spiritual sense, that you have been... | |
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Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 
