 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God ; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate...  The Christian Ambassador - Page 3491873Full view - About this book
 | John Piggott - 1714 - 554 lehte
...believe will own, That he was s> * blamelefs as the Steward of God, not felf-wilfd^ not foan angry, nft given to Wine, no Striker, not given to filthy Lucre : But a Lover of Hofpitality, a Lover of good Men, Sober, Juft, Holy^ Temperate : Holding fafl the faithful Word, as... | |
 | Joseph Besse - 1732 - 466 lehte
...A Bijhop mu(t be blamelefs as the Steward of 4 God, not felf willed, not foon angry, not given to 4 Wine, no Striker, not given to filthy Lucre. But ' a Lover of Hofpitality, a Lover of good Men, c Sober, Juft, Holy, Temperate, Tit. i. 7. 8. An * Example of the... | |
 | Thomas Bradbury - 1749 - 260 lehte
...other Gofpel to you, than you have received, let him be accurfed. A Tit. i. 9. Bifhop is to hold faft the faithful Word as he has been taught, that he may be able by found Doctrine both to exhort and convince the Gain-fayers. Whoever denies the Son the fame has not... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1786 - 458 lehte
...from a variety of circumftances, and may be inferred particularly from Tit. £.9. &c. Holding faft the faithful word, as he has been taught, that he may be able by found doctrine both to exhort and convince the gainfayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers... | |
 | 1790 - 158 lehte
...LORD out of a pure TITUS I. wr. 7 . muft be blamclcfs, 1 1 5 ;x; Steward x not felf-willed, : not foon angry, not given to Wine, " no Striker, not given to filthy Lucre ; but one that loveth Goodnefs, £j A Zi/hep muft be blamelefs, as the Church Steward £.t £'2 of God ;... | |
 | 1796 - 612 lehte
...affirm, that the lives of few are more exactly modeled according to the apostolic direction. He was "blameless as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, npt given to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate,... | |
 | Catharine Phillips - 1797 - 398 lehte
...men, *' fober, jufl, holy, temperate, holding forth the Or, as It may be tranflated, « faithful " faithful word as he has been taught ; that he " may be able by found do&rine both to exhort " and convince the gainfayers." An excellent catalogue of necefiary qualifications... | |
 | 310 lehte
...be " blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God;...given to filthy lucre, but a lover of hospitality, [ie one ready to receive strangers and needy ones, ever seeking to minister to the helpless,] a lover... | |
 | 1802 - 374 lehte
...unruly : 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God ; not Of the duty Titus. of servants. self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate ; g'HoIding fast... | |
 | 1803 - 466 lehte
...perhaps some faithful minister of th^e gospel will conclude the story by saying, that he was a bishop " blameless as the steward of God ; not self-willed,...a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate j bolding fast the faithful word as he had been taught, and that he was able, by sound doftrine, both... | |
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