 | Peter King (1st baron.) - 1719 - 382 pages
...blamelefs, the Husband of one Wife, •vigilant, fober, of good Behaviour, given to Hofpitality, aft to teach, not given to Wine, no Striker, not greedy of filthy Lucre, but fat tent, not a Braw ler, not covetous. Moreover he muft have a good Report of them -which are without,... | |
 | Pierre Bayle - Biography - 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,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach.*' 12 4 pulous pedantic grammarians, who had rather spend three hours in mending a period, than let it... | |
 | Reflections - Church and state - 1745 - 554 pages
...Hujband of we Wife j vigilant>f9* 464 REFLECTIONS upon J?er* of good Behaviour, given to Hofpitalify, apt to teach, not given to Wine; no Striker • not greedy of filtloy Lucre ; but patient, not a Brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth -well kis own Houfe, having... | |
 | Ordination sermons - 1759 - 314 pages
...wine, " no ftriker," that is, not ready to quarrel, like men in liquor; " not greedy of filthy lu" ere, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; •" one that ruleth well his own houfe, having " his children in fubjection with all gravity ; L 2 " not not a novice, left being lifted... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1764 - 560 pages
...to follow us. i Tim. iii. i. If a Man defire the Office of a Bifhop hedefireth a good Work. Ver. 3. Not given to Wine, no Striker, not greedy of filthy Lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous l Ver. 4. One thatiruleth well his own Houfe. Ver a. A Bifhop muft be blamelefs, vigilant, fober, of... | |
 | Richard Watson (bp. of Llandaff) - 1785 - 484 pages
...the Apoille (peeines the faults from which a paitor ought to be free ; not given to wine, naßriker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient ; not a brawler, not covetous, one that rul~ eti> well his own houfe, having bis children infuhjefiian with all gravity, ana liho is not lifted... | |
 | James Hinton - Church and state - 1792 - 60 pages
...vigilant, fober, of good behaviour, given to hofpitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no ftriker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous," &c. For a want of perfonal religion, or unbJemilhed morals, no abilities natural, or acquired, can... | |
 | William Kingsbury - 1798 - 64 pages
...Behaviour, given to hofpitality, apt (ie " able and willing) to teach; not given to wine, " no Jlriker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, " not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth -well 4 ' his own houfe, having his children in fubjeflion * Bifliop of Saliibury, from 1560 to 1571 : "... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...apostle Paul, reciting and requiring qualifications of a gospel minister, gives order, that •he be one " that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity." Mr. Eliot was very strict in the education of his children ; and very careful to prevent, or remedy... | |
 | Robert Barclay - 1803 - 176 pages
...vigilant, fober, of good behaviour, given to hofpitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no ftriker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own houfe, having his children in fubjeftion with all gravity ; for if a man know not how to rule his own... | |
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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 lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his... 
