But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure... The Works of Leonard Woods ... - Page 379by Leonard Woods - 1851Full view - About this book
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1854 - 338 pages
...wheat, and suffers no small inconvenience thereby to avoid a greater, and further declares that the servant of the lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach (not to strike) patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God... | |
| 1805 - 948 pages
...venerable the ir-chdeacon of Norwich, ho!d«i at Walsinghnm, May 3, 1804. His text is 2 Tim. \\.*2*.' " The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men ; apt to teach, patient." — The true character of the Christian preacher « here more correctly drawn... | |
| Arminianism - 1848 - 726 pages
...authority more than human that " the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God ; " and that " the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, Apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will... | |
| Missions - 1830 - 334 pages
...known him ; for if ever Pastor came up to that recommendation given by the Apostle to Timothy — The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; — if ever Minister... | |
| 1804 - 508 pages
...UIIS/OK. 8vo. pp. 24. FROM the very appropriate monition of the aged Paul to his son Timothy, " the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men; apt to teach; patient;" 2 op. ii. 24. the reverend author delineates the specific, lines of duty which... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...icart. 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God perad venture... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 584 pages
...Heart — But foolish and unlearned Questions avoid, knowing that they do engender Strifes — And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in Meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God, peradventure,... | |
| 1881 - 622 pages
...devil, having been taken captive by the Lord's servant unto the will of God. Authorised Version. And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...heart. 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves : if God peradventure... | |
| James Lackington, Allan Macleod - Boarding schools - 1804 - 162 pages
...of a sanguinary zeal, which thinks to honour God by putting to death those who offend him. — ' A servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men; apt to teach, patient : in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God, peradventure,... | |
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