 | Thomas Bennet - 1727 - 216 pages
...not a brawler, nor covetous ; One that ruleth well his own houfe, having his children in fubjection with all gravity ; (For if a man know not how to rule...he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, left being lifted up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he muft have... | |
 | Complete collection, Thomas Deacon - 1734 - 292 pages
...not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well his own houfe, having his children in fubjection with all gravity ; (for if a man know not how to rule his own houfe, how mall he take care of the church of God ? ) not a Novice, left being lifted up with pride, he fall into... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...covetous; v. 4. One that ruleth well his own houfe, having his children in lubjeftion with all gravity; vj (For if a man know not how to rule his own houfe, how (hall he take care of the church of God ?) v. 6. Not a novice, lell being lifted up •with pride,... | |
 | Johann Caspar Lavater - 1795 - 452 pages
...of fait k unfeigned. — The law is not made for righteous mat — The go/pel of the blejfed God — If a man know not how to rule his own houfe, how Jhall ie take care of God? — To keep the myjiery of faith in a good confcience — Every creature... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 530 pages
...feveral Ufes. I. I ara firft to fpeak a little of the baitfe of God. The church is the houfe of God ; " If a man know not how to rule his own houfe, how fhall he take care of the church of God ?" i Tim. iii. 5. And it is fo called on feveral accounts : i. Goci is the builder of it ; " He that... | |
 | Thomas Lewis O'Beirne (bp. of Meath.) - 1797 - 74 pages
...ruleth well bis own houfe, having bis children in JubjeSiion with all gravity; and he adds the reafon, 'for if a man know not how to rule 'his, own houfe, how fan he take care of the church of God? Here we have the groundwork of our ordination vow. It fuppofes... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1798 - 382 pages
...hofpitality, apt to " teach — one that ruleth well his own houfe, having his chil" dren in fubjeclion with all gravity ; for if a man know not " how to...houfe, how fhall he take care of the " church of God." Addrefiing Addreffing himfelf to the Theflalonians he has this remarkable appeal. — " Y For yourfelves... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1798 - 500 pages
...paftor, i Tim. iii. 4. To be one that. rulctb well his own hovfe, having his children infubjeSlion ; for if a man know not how to rule his own houfe, how Jhall he take care of the Church of God ? Now this, therefore, more eminently appears in the fupretne... | |
 | Robert Barclay - 1803 - 176 pages
...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...houfe, how fhall he take care of the church of God ? Nor a novice, left being lifted up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover,... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - 1804 - 376 pages
...ruletb: well his own Houfe, having his Children in Subjection with all Gravity ; (for if a -Man kno.w<not how to rule his own Houfe, how fhall he take Care of the Church of God ?) Not a Novice, left being lifted up with Pride, he fall into the Condemnation of the Devil. Moreover he muft have... | |
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... one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the... 
