 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.  The works of Thomas Chalmers - Page 149by Thomas Chalmers - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Edward Atkyns Bray - 1818 - 458 pages
...ministry consists in preaching and praying — for thus the Apostles summed up their employment, But WE will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. The prayers and offices of the ministry are of great advantage for the interest of the people... | |
 | 1819 - 16 pages
...men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word." It seems that the twelve said to the disciples, "Look ye out among you seven men, $-c. whom we may appoint... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1819 - 558 pages
...men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the Word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1819 - 616 pages
...of hnnf-.-i report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude ; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith... | |
 | 1819 - 488 pages
...men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business ; but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 634 pages
...ecclesiastical, which are of Divine institution: so the apostles summed up their employment: " But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word h :" to exhort, to reprove, to comfort, to cast down, to determine cases of conscience, and... | |
 | Prayer (Book of common) (U.S. protest. episc. ch.) - 1822 - 498 pages
...men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost ami wisdom, whom we may appoint ovee this businesi. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of tfc- Word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Steof phen, a man full of faith... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 630 pages
...ecclesiastical, which are of Divine institution: so the apostles summed up their employment: " But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word h :" to exhort, to reprove, to comfort, to cast down, to determine cases of conscience, and... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude : and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith... | |
 | Thomas Brooks - 1824 - 542 pages
...continue in their places and employments ; they must neither change their work nor their Master. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word, Acts vi. 4. They would not assign their charge to some surrogates or deputies, that themselves... | |
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