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... superior authority at Ephesus ; for the same thing is implied in the choice of his expres- sions . " Take heed , therefore , unto yourselves , " - therefore , since you are now to be deprived of the ex- traordinary temporary supervision ...
... superior authority at Ephesus ; for the same thing is implied in the choice of his expres- sions . " Take heed , therefore , unto yourselves , " - therefore , since you are now to be deprived of the ex- traordinary temporary supervision ...
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... superior power ? It cannot be imagined , that he merely meant to terrify the elders by predicting future evils to the church , without sug- gesting a preventive or a remedy ; and yet this is un- doubtedly the case , if those whom he ...
... superior power ? It cannot be imagined , that he merely meant to terrify the elders by predicting future evils to the church , without sug- gesting a preventive or a remedy ; and yet this is un- doubtedly the case , if those whom he ...
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... superior order , any other of the acts so ascribed may be explained in the same manner . If , when presby- ters are spoken of as exercising all the ministerial powers , one may argue that bishops are the only elders who are thus ...
... superior order , any other of the acts so ascribed may be explained in the same manner . If , when presby- ters are spoken of as exercising all the ministerial powers , one may argue that bishops are the only elders who are thus ...
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... superior human power . Where shall we find an equally distinct ascription of the ruling power to apostles , not of the original thirteen ? Here then are two passages , in which the same apostle speaks of the Ephesian elders , first ...
... superior human power . Where shall we find an equally distinct ascription of the ruling power to apostles , not of the original thirteen ? Here then are two passages , in which the same apostle speaks of the Ephesian elders , first ...
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... superior order in the minis- try , it does not seem to have been used at all , and the general terms in which the presbyters are spoken of , as rulers of the church , are to be understood as comprehending all the powers necessary to its ...
... superior order in the minis- try , it does not seem to have been used at all , and the general terms in which the presbyters are spoken of , as rulers of the church , are to be understood as comprehending all the powers necessary to its ...
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Page 112 - If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
Page 32 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God which He hath purchased with His own blood.
Page 30 - And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons...
Page 121 - Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins : keep thyself pure.
Page 43 - Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Page 125 - And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
Page 124 - Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Page 104 - ... brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia.
Page 43 - Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Page 8 - And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great : and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.