 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...fubmityourfelves; for they watch over your fouls, as they that /hall give account, thai they may Jo this with joy, and not with grief \ for that is unprofitable for you. 1. 1."1 XCEEDING few, not only among Nominal Chrirtians, •*-J but among truly religious men, have... | |
 | 1861 - 972 pages
...family prayer for God's Ministers — your "servants," brethren, "for Jesus' sake." "They watch tor your souls as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief." Prayers of this kind, keep us from injurious criticism of acts and administration, — enlarge attendance... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...that have the rule over you, and fubmit yourfelves, for they watch for your foals, ai they that muft give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.' i Tim. v. 17. ' Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour; efpecially they who... | |
 | Robert Nelson - 1791 - 614 pages
...xiii. them that have the Rule over me, becaufe they *7' watch for my Soul, as they that muft give an Account, that they may do it with Joy and not with Grief; that fo with a faithful Difcharge of my Duty to my fpiritual Superiors, I may continue a found Member... | |
 | Reformed Protestant Dutch Church (AMERICA, North) - 1793 - 402 pages
...over you, and, fubmit yourfelves ; for they " wateh for your fouls, as they that muft give ae" count, that they may do it with joy, and not with " grief, for that is unprofitable for you. If yon do " thefe things it (hall come to pafs, that the peace of " God fliall enter into your houfes,... | |
 | 1810 - 582 pages
...the rule over you, and submit yourselves; for they watch for your s;>uls, as those that must give an account] that they may do it with joy and not with grief, for that is iinprofitable to you.' As Christ himself, and all his faithful ministers in every aje, nave been opposed... | |
 | David Austin - 1796 - 542 pages
...rule over you, and fubmit y our f elves ; for they watch for your fouls, as they that muft give an account ; that they may do it with joy, and not with grief, for that is unprofitahle far you. The value of the fouls committed to their care, fhews the importance of the charge.... | |
 | Methodist episcopal church - 1798 - 192 pages
...that have the rule over you, and F.ibmit yourfelvesi for they wateh for your fouls, as they that inuft give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. 1 Cor. xi. 16. But if any man feem to be contentious, we have no fuch cuftom, neither the churches... | |
 | Ebenezer Erskine - 1798 - 614 pages
...the rule over you, and fubmit yourfelvet : for they watch for your fouls, as they that mud give an account : that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. I conclude with that prayer of the apoflle's, 2 Cor. is. 10. " Now he that miniftereth feed -to the... | |
 | 310 pages
...Paul refers to this duty : " Obey them that have the rule over you, [or your guides, see the margin], and submit yourselves ; for they watch for your souls,...not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you." (Heb. xiii.) It is evident this submissiveness is not to bo exacted by those who take the oversight... | |
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Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 
