 | John Gill - 1796 - 498 Seiten
...secular affaiu of the church ; and therefore called the church together, and thus argued with 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 ot the word should be entangled with the affairs... | |
 | William Hanna - 1801 - 576 Seiten
...the multitude of the disciples unto them, and * See Worki, vol. xvi. pp. 312, 313. VOL. II. K said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables," Acts vi. 2. The forenoon discourse was devoted to a minute and most singular detail of the... | |
 | Charles Plumptre - 1802 - 370 Seiten
...serve " tables; wherefore look ye out among <* you, Seven nien of hohest report, full ** of the Ploly Ghost and wisdom, whom "' we may appoint over this...ourselves continually " to prayer, and to the ministry of the " word." This is the first institution of that order in the church, called Deacons, which properly... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1807 - 370 Seiten
...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...serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among yon seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.... | |
 | 1807 - 570 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 Seiten
...distribution of the Church's money and alms, their widows were not as well provided for as the other. VI. 2 // is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. It is no reason, that we, who are appointed by Christ our Master to preach the Gospel, and... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 Seiten
...Acts of the Acts vi. 2. T^HEN the Twelve called the JL multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of...ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the Word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith... | |
 | Edward Davies - 1811 - 438 Seiten
...church first became numerous, The twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of...look ye out among you seven men, of honest report, and full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. Let us observe the scope... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 448 Seiten
...look out among themselves 16 seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost—(mark that!)—full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; and among the seven they chose Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, Acts vi. 3, 5. The corrupt doctrines... | |
 | Robert ROBINSON (Baptist Minister.) - 1812 - 366 Seiten
...we. should leave, the word of God, and serve tables, look out among yourselves men of honest report, but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Some topics therefore scripture does not meddle with, and others it asserts but does not... | |
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It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually... 
