...Tim. iii. and in Tit, i. ' A bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God, not self-willed, nor soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given...just, holy, temperate, holding fast the faithful word, &c. for there are many unruly and vain talkers,' &c. Now here you may see the ordination of bishops...

...when the apostle proceeds to describe their qualifications for the office, he does it in this way, " a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God;...given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;" Titus i. 5, 7. Peter exhorts the elders to feed the flock of God, discharging the office of a bishop,...

...be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly. For to induce the mind to think giren to wine, no striker, not giren to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good...

...his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity ; not accused of riot, or unruly ; not self-willed-; not soon angry ; not given to wine ; no striker ; not given tofilthy lucre ; but «* lover of hospitality ; a loverof good men ; sober, just. holy, temperate,...

...of Christ. — Col. 2:2. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. —Col. 3:19. Be a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; — Tit. 1:8. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. —...

...and clamor and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice." It is written in Tit. i. 7, " For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God ; not self-willed, not soon angry, &c.," and in Eccles. 7. 9, " Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry ; for anger resteth in the bosom...

...In all these things he observed the teaching of the apostle Paul to Titus, remembering that he said: "A bishop must be blameless as the steward of God,...not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not quarrelsome, not given to f1lthy lucre, but a lover of hospitality, a lover ofgood, sober, just, holy,...

...in either the Greek or the husband of one wife, watching, sober, modest, harberous *, apt to teach. not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, no fighter, not covetous, no young scholler, but well reported of, even of those that are without....

...the steward of God, not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not quarrelsome, not given to filthy lucre, but a lover of hospitality, a lover ofgood, sober, just, holy, temperate; holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he...

...be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God;...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; 9 Holding fast the...