 A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well...  A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the ... - Page 100by John Brown - 1816 - 731 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...office of a Bishop, hedesirethagoodwork. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house?... | |
 | William Paley - 1810 - 406 pages
...insinuated, that No. III. -: -i Chap. iii. 2, 3. " A bishop must be blamed less, the 'husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good, behaviour, given to hospitality,...teach ; not given to wine, no striker, • ">'•* not greedy of iilthy lucre, but patient, not • / ... the liberality of the first Christians was an artifice... | |
 | John Brown - 1811 - 748 pages
...instruct the people. No man was to be admitted to the office, except he was blameless, the husband pf one wife, if married at all, vigilant, sober, of good...apt to teach ; not given to •wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, nor covetous, 1 Tim. iii. Tit i. Christ is a Eishofi... | |
 | William Paley - 1812 - 586 pages
...which St. Paul recom. No. III. Chap. iii. 2, 3. " A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality,...apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well his own house."... | |
 | James Wood - 1813 - 632 pages
...people. No man wae to be ad* mitted to the office, except he wae blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach: not given to wine, no etriker, not I greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, 2 A not a brawler, nor covetous, 1 Tim Ш. Tit.... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 470 pages
...intelligible would it have been, to have enquired, whether they were " blameless, husbands of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no strikers, not greedy of filthy lucre, patient, not brawlers, not covetous? Whether they ruled well... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 458 pages
...it have been, to have enqujirjed', .whether they were " blameless, husbands of one wife,. ,vigjlant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no strikers, not greedy of filthy lucre, patient, not brawlers, not covetous? Whether they ruled well... | |
 | 1815 - 294 pages
...office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality,...apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient ; not a brawler, not covetous : one that ruleth well his own house,... | |
 | Gamaliel Smith Olds - 1815 - 216 pages
...office of a bishop, he deaireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house,... | |
 | William Harris - 1818 - 58 pages
...intelligible would it have been, to Svo. ' have enquired whether they were "blameless, Husbands " of one Wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given " to Hospitality, apt to teach, not given to Wine, no " Strikers, not greedy ofjilthy Lucre, Patient, not " Brawlers, not covetous ? Whether they ruled well... | |
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