 | 1827 - 524 pages
...desire the 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...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... | |
 | Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822) - 1827 - 522 pages
...the law of God distinctly. — 158. kl Tim. iii. 2, 6. A bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride, ho fall into the condemnation of the devil. Eph. iv. 8 to... | |
 | 1828 - 220 pages
...desire the 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... | |
 | 1828 - 828 pages
...desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous... | |
 | 1828 - 588 pages
...conformable to his preaching, should have nothing in it in common with that of the worldling; he should be "vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous, one that rulclh well his own house,... | |
 | James Nourse - 1829 - 292 pages
...ail..!.* .if bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must 2 ":er"' be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, 3 no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient ; not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth... | |
 | Church of England - 1830 - 548 pages
..." a bishop," as the apostle saith, and so every other minister, " should 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 given to filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous," 1 Tim. iii. 2, 3. Yea,... | |
 | James Cossar Ewart - 1830 - 494 pages
...the commands of St. Paul were not forgotten : he said, " A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given...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... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 358 pages
...introduce a supposititious fact.* No. III. Chap. iii. 2, 3. ' A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given...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... | |
 | 1839 - 512 pages
...irreligious, nor the unqualified, to preach his gospel. " A bishop or pastor MUST be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach," 1 Tim. iii, 2. Here there is no room left for human option, election, appointment, ordination, &c.,... | |
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A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach... 
