| Pierre Bayle - Biography - 1826 - 494 pages
...exactness of those scru* 1 Epist. to Timothy, c. iii. v. 2. " A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach.*' 12 4 pulous pedantic grammarians, who had rather spend three hours in mending a period, than let it... | |
| 1802 - 374 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... | |
| 1804 - 476 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... | |
| Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...man desire the 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... | |
| William Paley - 1810 - 406 pages
...been 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,...hospitality, apt to. teach ; not given to wine, no striker, • ">'•* not greedy of iilthy lucre, but patient, not • / ... the liberality of the first... | |
| Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...and persecute them from city to city. m J Tim. hi. 2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach. 2 Tim. iii. 16. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reprr... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1812 - 586 pages
...should be advanced to stations of authority in the church. " A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, net given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous,... | |
| James Wood - Bible - 1813 - 632 pages
...instruct the 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.... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1813 - 580 pages
...they come, are expressly mentioned'.) m 1 Tim. iii. 2. A bishop then must feei>kmeless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach. 2 Tim. iii. 16. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,... | |
| Alexander M'Leod - Presbyterian Church - 1813 - 166 pages
...with their faees to the ground. ^fc) 1 Ti'm. 3. 2. 6. A bishop, then, must be blameless. »-he husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teaeh ; Not a noviee, lest, being lifted up with pride, he fall into the eondemnation of the devil.... | |
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