| John Gill - Theology, Doctrinal - 1796 - 498 pages
...secular affaiu of the church ; and therefore called the church together, and thus argued wiili them ; It is not reason, that we should leave the word of God and serve tables ; as it is not proper that any ordinary minister of the word should be entangled •with the affuirs... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...himself to1; be somebody ; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves : who was that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables....Wherefore, brethren, look ;ye out among you, seven men of slain; and all, as many as obeyedjhonest report, full of the Holy him, were scattered, and brought... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave...we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and Jo the ministry of the word. 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude ; and they chose Stephen,... | |
| 1804 - 438 pages
...were neglected ia the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 WhereforCj brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom,... | |
| George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...their widows, "that we should leave the " word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look u ye out among you seven men of honest report, .full...wisdom, whom we may appoint over this ** business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, *' and to the ministry of the word." Here the <?n«o»,«... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...were neglected in the daily ministranon. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Wherefore, bretlnen, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom, svhom... | |
| Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1807 - 370 pages
...were neglected in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that .we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among yon seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom,... | |
| Timothy Kenrick - Bible - 1807 - 538 pages
...provisions. • Lardner, (Remarks on Dr. Ward's Diss. Vol. xi. p. 292) suspects that the original reading was 3. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, " testified to be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom" whom we may appoint over this... | |
| 1852 - 862 pages
...we ehould leave the word of God (DIAKONEIN TRAPEZAIS) to serve tables. Wherefore," they continued, " look ye out among you seven men of honest report full...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business," namely, this 1)1 AKuNF.II» TRAPEZ A IS. Here we learn that the "twelve" had before them a MAKONIA... | |
| Samuel Pegge - Anas - 1809 - 542 pages
...other printers, who, to favour the Puritans in their practice of Lay-ordination, gave it Acts vii. 3. " Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven...honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom ye may appoint over this business," instead of we may appoint LVI. It is seldom that people are buried... | |
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