...thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 1 5 Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both...

...his son Timothy, conveys the same sentiment, but in more pointed and forcible language. " Meditate on these things; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear to all." Now, as communion with God is assuredly our noblest and sweetest privilege, and the chief end both...

...ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF HIS LORDSHIP, AND OF THE GENTLEMEN THEN ORDAINED.) 1 TIMOTHY, iv. 16. TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF, AND UNTO THE DOCTRINE ; CONTINUE IN THEM; FOR, IN DOING THUS, THOU SHALT BOTH SAVE THYSELF, AND THEM THAT HEAR THEE. TT is the great object of the Christian...

...wrote, will not be denied to be true of Christians universally. In 1 Tim. iv. 16, St. Paul says, ' Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in so doing thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.' That Timothy would, in fact, both...

...full to this purpose ; Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine, meditate upon these things, give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto «//''. Consider, I beseech you, what kind of person he was, whom St. Paul thus exhorts : he was...

...study. This duty is abundantly enjoined in the Scriptures. ' Medilate,' says St. Paul to Timothy, ' upon these things. Give thyself wholly to them ; that thy profiting may appear unto all.' ' A bishop,' he further says, ' must be apt to teach.' Plainly, therefore, he must learn...

...heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it, Col. iv. 17. Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them ;...unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in doing thu thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee, 1 Tim. iv. 15, 16. ь Не shall feed his...

...thee Meditate upm* tliese tllings, give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine...thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee 1. Again, But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith,...

...the happiness of those under you, but also for the saving of yourselves. As Paul saith to Timothy, "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine *,...both save thyself, and them that hear thee '." So may I say to rulers, " Take heed to yourselves, and unto government, and continue herein ; for in doing...

...greatest diligence, and that if the tree be good the fruit will be good ; and I remember Paul's counsel, " Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue...thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee *." Nothing is well done by him that begianef,h not at home : as the man is, so is his strength, and...