...minister on the occasion ; for in his 2nd Epistle to him he again reminds him of his ordination, thus ; " Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir...God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands." Nevertheless, the power of communicating spiritual gifts, was not inherent in the apostles, although...

...was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery." 5.) 2 Tim. i. (). " Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir...God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands." I take no notice of any other texts "of this kind. But it is well known, that the twelfth and fourteenth...

...great reliance upon the exhortation of the Apostle in the second epistle to Timothy; " Wherefore I pat thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of...which is in thee by the putting on of my hands."* A great number of the most respectable Commentators have been of opinion, that the Apostle refers,...

...grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also. 6. Therefore I remind thee to stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the laying on oi' my hands: 7. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of fortitude, and of love,...

...himself as having laid hands upon Timothy, without any mention of many others having united with him. " I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift...which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands." (a) His expression in the other Epistle, of " the laying on of the hands of the presbytery," (6) I...

...on of the hands of the Presbytery." But in his second epistle (2 Tim. i. 6.) St. Paul charges him, " Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir...which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands." It appears, therefore, that St. Paul ordained Timothy with the concurrence of the Presbytery. By the...

...Diocese in particular." The text is 8 Tim. i. 6, T. "Wherefore 1 put thee in remembrance that tbou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." And...

...will not deny but that St. Paul was a Bishop ; and this same St. Paul expressly enjoins Timothy, " stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands." From which the inference is undeniable, that St. Paul was himself the chief agent ; the actual ordainer...

...am persuaded that it dwelleth in thee also. 6 Wherefore I remind thee that thou stir up 3 the free gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us a spirit* of fear, but of power, 8 and of love, and of prudence. Be not...

...jurisdiction. I. The sole right of ordination his lordship proves from the words of St. Paul, 2 Tim. i. 6. Stir up the gift of God which is in thee by the laying on of MY HANDS ; and that * Remonstrance, p. 21. t Defence, p. 17. this power was never communicated...