 | Religion - 1812 - 954 pages
...character of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at; which mark I will set as high as I can, since he shoots higher that threatens the moon than he that aims at a tree." A pastor he defines to be " the deputy of Christ, for the reducing of man to the obedience of God ;"... | |
 | Clergyman, John Randolph - Clergy - 1807 - 448 pages
...true Paftor, that I may have a mark to aim at: which alfo I will fet as high as I can, fince he fhoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here exprefled, he prefently lins, and difpleafes God... | |
 | Clergyman - Clergy - 1824 - 466 pages
...character of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at: which also I will set as high as I can, since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and displeases God... | |
 | Clergy - 1827 - 488 pages
...of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at ; which also I will set as high as I can, since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and displeases God... | |
 | Rev. Charles BRIDGES - Pastoral theology - 1830 - 696 pages
...pretensions to a standard of zeal , earnestness, or Ministerial attainment, above his brethren . He has not described what he is, but what he ought, and..." it is, because " he shoots higher that threatens 1 Christian Observer, March, April 1828. * 1 Cor. ii. 3. the moon, than he that aims at a tree." '... | |
 | Charles Bridges - Clergy - 1831 - 338 pages
...to advance any pretensions to a higher standard of zeal, earnestness, or Ministerial attainment. He has not described what he is, but what he ought, and...the Country Parson — he has " set the mark as high * Christian Observer, March, April, 1828. t 1 Cor.iii. 3. as he could," it is because " he shoots higher... | |
 | Christian life - 1844 - 606 pages
...of a true Pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at : which also I will set as high as I can ; since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and displeases God... | |
 | George Herbert - 1841 - 422 pages
...of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at : which also I will set as high as I can. since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and displeases God,... | |
 | George Herbert - 1841 - 394 pages
...character of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at: which also I will set as high as I can. since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and displeases God,... | |
 | George Herbert - Christian poetry, English - 1842 - 400 pages
...of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at : which also I will set as high as I can, since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and d:spleases God... | |
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I have resolved to set down the form and character of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at which also I will set as high as I can, since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. 
