 | John Shenton Bright - Congregational churches - 1842 - 106 pages
...and the snare of the devil. Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.... | |
 | First Church (Cambridge, Mass.) - Cambridge (Mass.) - 1842 - 110 pages
...its Deacons. Mr. Hilliard died April 27, 1836. He was an honest and good man ; " not double-tongued, not greedy of filthy lucre, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." He " used the office of a Deacon well, and purchased to himself a good degree, and great boldness in... | |
 | Saint John Chrysostom - Bible - 1843 - 444 pages
...so debases a man as deceit, nothing is so pernicious in the Church as insincerity. Not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. i TIM. Thus he explains what he means by Uameless. And here ' he requires, though in other words, that... | |
 | Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1866 - 1078 pages
...spiritual enlightenment and spiritual feeling. They must be " grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." They must be "proved" by reasonable trial in the ordinary membership of the Church. They must be exemplary... | |
 | Episcopal Church - Hymns, English - 1843 - 822 pages
...The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8. LIKEWISE must the Deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved ; then let them use the office of a Deacon, being found blameless.... | |
 | Baptists - 1849 - 316 pages
...officer, (a deacon) lie exemplified the character. He was grave, not double-tongued, not'given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, ruling his children and his own house well. And to enable him thus to act, the good Lord had blessed... | |
 | William Whewell - Ethics - 1845 - 440 pages
...directions to Timothy says (1 Tim. iii. 8), The deacons must be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre: holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these first be proved ; then being found blameless, let them use the office of a deacon. And... | |
 | Bible - 1845 - 112 pages
...business." 1 Tim. iii. 8 — " Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved ; then let them use the office of a F deacon, being found blameless.... | |
 | William Whewell - Ethics - 1845 - 438 pages
...directions to Timothy says (1 Tim. iii., 8), The deacons must be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre : holding the mystery of the faith in pure conscience. And let these first be proved ; then being found blameless, let them use the office... | |
 | Robert Boyte Crawford Howell - Baptists - 1846 - 168 pages
...Timothy thus : — " The Deacons must be * Act» ri. 3. grave, not double tongned, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved, then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.... | |
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Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued,' not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 
