 | Peter Hall - 1661 - 176 pages
...' peace, and to watch for their souls as those that must give account : overseeing and ruling them, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; not as being fords over thy heritage, but as the servants of all, and ensamples to the... | |
 | Richard Lucas - 1722 - 344 pages
...reveal'd: feed the Flock of God which is amongyou, taking the Overfight thereof, not by conftraintt but willingly ; not for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind; neither AS being Lords over God's Heritage, but being Enfawples to the Flock. And when the cheif Shepljerd ft)... | |
 | Thomas Bennet - Clergy - 1727 - 216 pages
...revealed : Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the overfight thereof, not by conftraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; Neither as being lords over Gods heritage, but being enfamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd fhall... | |
 | John Trenchard, Thomas Gordon - 1732 - 362 pages
...exhorts the Elders to feed the Flock of Chrijl, and to take the Overfight thereof, not by ConJlraixt, but willingly ; not' for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind; neither as being LORDS over God'i Heritage, but as being Examples to the Flock. Now either thefe Elders were Clergymen,... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1732 - 536 pages
...revealed. Feed the Flock of God which is -among/} you, taking the Qverfigbt thereof; not by ConJtraint, but willingly, not for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind ; neither as being Lords oi'er God's Heritage, but beirg Examples of the Flock. And when the chief Shepherd Jhall... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - Clergy - 1737 - 198 pages
...Flock of Gcd, fays he, which is among yoa, z> 5» 4. taking the Oversight thereof ;' not by Conjtraintt but willingly; not for filthy Lucre, but of a. ready Mind ; neither as being Lords over God's Heritage (or not ufing a defpotic Authority over the Clergy in your Diocefes)... | |
 | Thomas Gordon - 1743 - 392 pages
...exhorts the Elders to feed the Flock of Chrifl, and to take the Overfight thereof, not by Conflraint, but willingly; not for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind, neither as being LORDS over God's Heritage, but as being Examples to the Flock. Now either thefe Elders were Clergymen,... | |
 | James Foster - 1743 - 416 pages
...is among you; but feed it.'' The Apoftle adds, — Taking the overjight thereof, not by conjiraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : Neither as being Lords over God's heritage, but being enf ample s to thejlock. He then aflures them, that —... | |
 | John Leland - 1769 - 470 pages
...required to feed the Flock of God which is among them, taking the Overfight thereof, not by Conftraint, but willingly ; not for filthy Lucre, but of a ready Mind; neither as being Lords over God's Heritage, but being Examples of the Flock, i Pet. v. 2, 3. And to watch for... | |
 | George Muir - Presbyterian Church - 1769 - 336 pages
...purchafed " with his own blood," Acts xx. 28.— To "take " the over fight thereof, net by conftraint, but " willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready " mind ; neither as being a lord over God's heritage, " but being aaenfampleto the flock," t Pet. v. 2, 3. — To " take... | |
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Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage,... 
