 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 Works ... - Page 556by William Smith - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1802 - 764 pages
...truth.' In the character of a Bishop, drawn by ttie same Apostle, he is described to be, ' holding forth the faithful ' word, as he hath been taught, that * he may be able by sound doctrine 1 both to exhort and to convince the ' gainsayers l2.' St. Peter also exhorts to the same effect :... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...servants. self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate ; g'HoIding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able, by sound dodtrine,... | |
 | Edward Maltby - Apologetics - 1802 - 476 pages
...truth." In the character of a Bifhop, drawn by the fame Apoftle, he is defcribed to be, "Holding faft the faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able by found doftrine, both to exhort, and to convince the gainfayers -f-." St. * See Afts iv. j». xvii.... | |
 | Theology - 1803 - 516 pages
...blameless as, the steward of God, not self-willed, not given to u-ine, no striker, not given tojilthy lucre, but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good...temperate, holding fast the faithful •word, as he had been taught, that he might, be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort, and convince gainsayers.... | |
 | 1803 - 466 pages
...as the steward of God ; not self-willed, 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 j bolding fast the faithful word as he had been taught, and that he was able, by sound doftrine, both... | |
 | Robert Barclay - 1803 - 176 pages
...lucre ; but a lover of hofpitality, a lover of good men ; fober, jnft, holy, temperate ; holding faft the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able, by found doftrine, both to exhort and to convince the gainfayers. Q^ What is incumbent uponfuch to do... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...as the steward of God ; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre : but a lover of hospitality, a, lover...holy, temperate : holding fast the faithful word, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to convince, the gainsayers. He must use... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre: 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover 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 doctrine,... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1804 - 376 pages
...them which are without, left he fall into Reproach and the Snare of the Devil : And he muft hold faft the faithful Word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able by found Dodrineboth to exhort and to convince the Gainfayers. a Speak thou the Things which become found... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1806 - 508 pages
...9. ii — Eph. 5. 10 — AlfoCol. 4- 16d A&s 15. 21. Luke 4. 1 6, and 17. e Tit. 1. 9. Holding faft the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by found doctrine, both to exhort and to convince the gain-layers. A&i IO. 4*. He commanded us to preach... | |
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