 | London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) - 1821 - 470 pages
...multitude of sins." 2 COR. vi. 3, 4. " Giving ho offence in any thing, that the " ministry be not blamed ; but in all things approving ourselves " as the ministers of 'God, in much patience, in afflictions, &c." 2 TIM. ii. 24, 25. " And the servant of ttie Lord must Dot " strive, but be gentle unto all men... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...brethren, and reproach upon the cause of his divine Master. Let us, then, " take heed to our ways" — " giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed." Let us often ponder upon the import of our solemn vows of ordination, and often supplicate the Throne... | |
 | William Lewis (Of Bristol) - 1821 - 148 pages
...clothed, and in some degree shine forth, who go in and out with acceptance, before the Lord's people ; giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed, but even if defamed, to in treat." On the conducting of our discipline, he makes the following remark:... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1822 - 444 pages
...that ye receive not the .grace of God in vain : (For he saith, I have heard thec in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee : behold, now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the day of salvation) giving no offence in an}7 thing, that the ministry be not in much patience,... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 640 pages
...Paul was " in fastings often g ;" and this was a characteristic note of the ministers of the gospel, " in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience — in watchings, in fastingsh: " and when Paul and Barnabas were ordained apostles of the uncircumcision,... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 642 pages
...Paul was " in fastings often s ;" and this was a characteristic note of the ministers of the gospel, " in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience — in watchings, in fastingsi': " and when Paul and Barnabas were ordained apostles of the uncircumcision,... | |
 | David Brainerd - 1822 - 616 pages
...life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh." And in the next chap. ver. 4 — 10, "In all things, approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, IB afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours,... | |
 | 1826 - 918 pages
...to many souls in Helton and its vicinity, and I believe felt the force of the apostolic caution, " Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed." He remarked on his death-bed, that he frequently had been invited by travellers to accompany them to... | |
 | Prayer (Book of common) (U.S. protest. episc. ch.) - 1822 - 498 pages
...salvation nave I succoured thee : behold, now U the accepted time ; behold, now is the day of salvation) giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed ; but in all things approving ourselves as the ni-.nce: for they diifigure their!minislers of God,... | |
 | Sarah Brealey - 1823 - 408 pages
...not having received the grace of God in vain, (for he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee ; behold now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (n) (I) Jcr. 13. 27. Cm) Hos. 11. 4. (n) 8 Cor. 6. 1, 2. And the Apostle... | |
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WE then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation... 
