 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...  Christianity Against Infidelity: Or, the Truth of the Gospel History ... - Page 243by Thomas Baldwin Thayer - 1849 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Piggott - 1714 - 554 pages
...Learning and Minifterial Gifts : A Man Vigilant, Sober, and of Good Behaviour j given to Hoffitality, aft to Teach ', not given to Wine, no Striker, not greedy of filthy Lucre, but Patient j not a Brawler, not Covetom; One that rufd well his own Houfe, having his Children in fubjeftion with... | |
 | Pierre Bayle - 1826 - 494 pages
...Neither do I mean the rigid 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... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...is a true saying, If a man 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... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...is a true saying, If a man 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... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...Ver. 2. A. bishop must be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality. Ver. 3. Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; Ver. 4. One that ruleth well his own house. Ver. 6. Not a novice, lest being lifted... | |
 | William Paley - 1810 - 406 pages
...required in those who should be advanced to stations of authority in the church. ..• ..•-'. Y2 " 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 ofjilthy.... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 pages
...8. So they read in the book, in the law of God distinctly, — . 158. k 1 Tim. iii. 2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Ver. 6. Not a novice, lest, being lifted up with pride,... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...HPHIS is a true saying, If a JL 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... | |
 | William Paley - 1812 - 586 pages
...the passage before us, the selection and reserve 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... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...husband of one irVe, vigilant, sober, of good behavlo'ir, given to hospitality, apt to teach : Ver. 3. Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient ; not a brawler ; not covetous : Ver. 4. One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with... | |
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