 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure...  The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury - Page 402by Thomas Hobbes - 1840 - 11 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1806 - 854 pages
...rightly dividing the word of truth.' " And the servant of tlie Lord must not .strive, but be gentle to all men; apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing...them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." 2 Tim. ii. 1,15, 24-, 25. " Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rethe episcopal... | |
 | Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...and to live peaceably with the rest, to be mild and conciliating in her manner; she must not strwe, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,...those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure tvill give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth *. III. The last rule we have stated as... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...righteousneis, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Ver. 24. The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient. Ver. 25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves. 2 Tim. iii. 10. Thou hast fully known... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...In-art. 21; But foolish and unlearned questions avoid ; knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, . 25 In rnetkneis instructing those that oppose themselves; if God |H radvcntmc will give them repentance... | |
 | Claude Lancelot - 1807 - 524 pages
...ras ttniSixrt^i(t.iia^ fírnrart nú airmc i 0to;/iíT¿»le» ils ivtyiumi/ aX-/iStíaf, '2 Tim. ii. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves : if God peradventure will give them rej>eiitance to the acknowledging nf the truth. Mwon admits of several other meanings, as in interrogations... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Religion - 1808 - 584 pages
...where it is genuine, is the gift of God. Thus St. Paul speaks on this subject to his beloved Timothy, " In meekness " instructing those that oppose themselves,...them repentance, " to the acknowledging of the truth, and that " they may recover themselves out of the snare of " the devil, who are taken captive by him... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...the Lord, to quarrel and brabble about slight and worthless matters. II. 25 In meekness instntcting those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure...them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth ; Endeavouring that, by this means,God,if he have so decreed, may give them repentance, and grace to... | |
 | Robert Coutts - Sermons - 1808 - 460 pages
...and humility, which is becoming in all stations, but peculiarly so in servants — " The ser" rant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle " unto all men ; in meekness instructing those that " oppose themselves."*— To conclude this part of our subject,... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Religion - 1808 - 586 pages
...the servant of the Lord " roust not strive, but be gentle to all mat, ap* 1 1 Cor. xv. 2*— 28'. " to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those " that oppose themselves ; if God peradven" ture will give them repentance to the ac" knowledging of the truth ; and that they " may... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 578 pages
...Christ, was as directing them what to do that they might ebtain the remissionofsins. So, 2 Tim. ii. 25. " In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves...them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." Tha acknowledging of the truth which there is in believing, is here spoken of as what is attained in... | |
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