| George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 462 pages
...and gentleness of Christ, knowing that " the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be " gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness. " instructing those that oppose themselves f." He must be grave without moroseness, cheerful without levity. And, even in setting before his people... | |
| Joseph Benson - Methodism - 1802 - 382 pages
...gentle towards all men, patient, and apt to teach, in meeknefs inftrudting thofe that oppofe themfelves, if God, peradventure, will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; that they may be faved." I fhall only add here, that another and moft important mean to be ufed is that... | |
| 1873 - 984 pages
...than imperil them ; it requires the exercise of no ordinary grace to instruct in meekness " those who oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth ; and that they may recover themselves out of the snares of the devil who are taken captive... | |
| Nicholas Gilbert - Baptism - 1802 - 424 pages
...gintlenejs, patience and meeknefs, but Unjoin '"• struclion wiih thofe Virtues. 7he Seivant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teafb,pJfietil <a) Eph. ,V. ;, 6 . ' (t)Jo.viii. 32. {o> Jo. xiv. 6. <<0 i Tim. ii. 4. (e) j Tea. a.... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 676 pages
...should sometimes bestow a compassionate thought upon them, and lift up an humble prayer for them ; If God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who arc now led captive by him at his pleasure*.... | |
| Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1803 - 666 pages
...should sometimes bestow a compassionate thought upon them, and lift up an humble prayer for them ; If God. peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are now led captive by him at his pleasure*.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Apologetics - 1804 - 352 pages
...attempt to revive and diffuse the TRUE SPIRIT OF THE GOSPEL. "Let us meekly instruct " those thatopPosE THEMSELVES,"* (if God, peradventure, will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, " not being over'* come of evil, but overcoming evil with " good."t Nor let a private clergyman,... | |
| Hannah Adams - Religions - 1805 - 558 pages
...though it were otherwise, yet they are directed ta carry it benevolently towards others who may err : " In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves...peradventure, will give them repentance, to the acknowledging of-the truth."* Finally : There is an important difference between rasing the foundation, and building... | |
| 1806 - 854 pages
...rightly dividing the, word of truth." " And the servant of the Lord must not .strive, but be gentle to all men; apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing...will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." 2 Tim. ii. 1, 15, 24, 25. " Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season ; reprove,... | |
| Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...same spirit of charity and forbearance, the apostle Paul tells his son Timothy, the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to leach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves: if God peradventure will give... | |
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