 | 1802 - 374 pages
...hildren and their o.wn houses veil. Apostacy foretold. Chap. iv. v. Of reproving. come unto thec 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree, anc great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping... | |
 | 1851 - 592 pages
...judgment and discretion of the bishops, and who, "having used the office of a deacon well," may thereby " purchase to themselves a GOOD DEGREE, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus," 1 Tim. iii.13 ; so that they may be admitted in time, and after stated periods of service, to the higher... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...blameless. 1 1 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers ; sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree, and great... | |
 | 1806 - 508 pages
...these also first be proved ; then let them use the office of a Deacon, being found blameless. Again, they that have used the office of a Deacon well, purchase...great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. That Deacons in the Christian Church are an order of ministers, I think has been already proved from... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1807 - 434 pages
...his hands, and feet, and after that prays." ?".-•;.-' 'L ..... -- » - r No. 1361. — iii. 13.. They that have used the office of a deacon -well purchase to themselves a good degree .] Some commentators have thought that in these words the apostle alludes to various degrees- which... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1807 - 436 pages
...washes his face, his hands, and feet, and after that prays." «- , No. 1361. — iii. 13. They that hone used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree.] Some commentators have thought that in these words the apostle alludes to various degrees which subsisted... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...maintaining the true doctrine of Christian religion, in a sanctified heart and a pure conscience. III. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. See verse 2. III. 13 Purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is... | |
 | 1864 - 868 pages
...he was chosen to '• the office of a deacon, which he used veil, and purchased to himself a gfiod degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus." For twenty-six years, until he "finished his course," he served his Divine Master in that relation,... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...a Deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the Deacons be the husbands of...great boldness in the faith which, is in Christ Jesus. U Or else this, out of the sixth Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. Acts vi. 2. rpHEN the Twelve... | |
 | James Macknight - Bible - 1810 - 424 pages
...opinion, that the word rii^axftft translated vigilant, signifies sober, or free from drunkenness. If 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great... | |
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For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 
