 | 1816 - 762 pages
...alfo an elder, and a witnefs of the fufferings of Chrift, and alfo a partaker of the glory that fhall be revealed. Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the mxrfght thereof, (uritr*o«t;»Tif, adling as bifliops thereof), not by constraint, but willingly ;... | |
 | Abel Flint - 1816 - 38 pages
...language, he doubtless had reference to^he command which his master had, reiteratedly, given to him. "The elders which are among you, I exhort, who am also an elder, Feed the flock of God, which is among you." The words befor&us are adapted to the important and interesting... | |
 | John Reed - 1817 - 224 pages
...passage equally conclusive in support of this argument. It la that which ia found in 1 Peter, v. 1 . 2. " The Elders which are among you, I exhort, who am also...which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, (that is, exercising the office, or performing the duties of Bishops over them)/i<.</ by constraint... | |
 | Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - 1867 - 710 pages
...in the religious oversight of the flock ; the language of the apostle being brought to remembrance: "The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the puft'erings of Christ, and also a, partaker of the glory that shall be revealed." "Feed the flock of... | |
 | Ralph Eddowes - 1817 - 236 pages
...We preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake." " The elders which are among you I exhort who am also an elder— feed the flock of God — not as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock."... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1818 - 144 pages
...But especially I was both instructed and encouraged by meditating upon 1 Peter v. 2 — 4. ' 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,... | |
 | 1819 - 488 pages
...presbytery'. Lay hands suddenly on no man ; neither be partaker of other men's sins; keep thyself puref. The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also...is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by *Acts, xvi. 4. ' 1 Tim. v. 17. § 9. » 3 Tim. ii. t. "> Acts, xiv. S3. c Titus, i. 5—8. constraint,... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1819 - 616 pages
...MEANS OF GRACE. OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH. MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL. WHO ARE MINISTERS. 1 PKTER v. 1 — 3. The Elders, which are among you, I exhort, who am...Elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. Feed the flock of God, which is among you ; taking... | |
 | 1840 - 772 pages
...hlood ;" placing hy it in juxta-position " that most touching strain of the Apostle Peter, ' Feed the flock of God, which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not hy constraint, hut willingly ; not for filthy lucre, hut of a ready mind ; neither as heing lords over... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 pages
...and all the sufferings of this life pass away, and be as if they had uot been ! CHAPTER V. Ver. 1 . The elders which are among you, I exhort, who am also...also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. THESE words contain a particular definition of the persons exhorted and the person exhorting, . I.... | |
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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,... 
