...those exercises; and then Mr. Watson, of Leicester, preached a suitable sermon from 1 Tim. iii. i, ' This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.' After the sermon Mr. Norris, of Welford, read the Call of the Church, of which I declared my Acceptance:...

...opened with a sermon by the Rev. Henry A. Boardman, DD, Moderator of the last Assembly, from 1 Timothy iii. 1 : "This is a true saying; if a man desire the office of a bishop, lie desireth a good work." After the sermon, the Moderator proceeded to constitute the sessions with...

...before all others, feeling more powerfully the impulse of holy motives, more steadily resisting * " If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work," 1 Tim. iii. 1. The word desire occurs twice here ; but it is not the same word in the Greek in both...

...that he may be ashamed ;' mark this all ye that disobey Christ's and the apostle's command also. In 1 Tim. iii. 1. This is a true saying, 'if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work :' so now ye bishops and elders, who say the scripture is your rule, come and be...

...ministers. I do not consider all as forward, who seek to be overseers of the flock of Christ; for, ' if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.' But accept no candidate for this office, unless he ' be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,'...

...qualification — " This is a true saying" (his peculiar mark of emphasis, i. 15. iv. 9. 2 Tim. ii. 11.) " If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."f The apostle evidently intends to mark a constraining desire, an excitement much beyond that...

...exalteth himself above all that is called god, or that is worshipped, &c. After the apostle had declared, (1 Tim. iii. 1,) This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work; a bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, &c.; — he looks forward prophetically to the...

...exalteth himself above all that is called d, or that is worshipped, &c. After the apostle declared, (1 Tim. iii. 1,) This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work ; a bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, &c. ; — he looks forward prophetically to...

...exalteth himself above all that is called god, or that is worshipped, &c. After the apostle had declared, (1 Tim. iii. 1,) This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desirelh a good work ; a bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, &c. ; — he looks forward...

...perron whom he did ordain for public administration in the church of Gyd. Thus he speaks, ver. I. 'TPHIS is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work ; Observe here, 1. Our apostle acquaints Timothy with the dignity, honour, and excellency, of the sacred...