 | Peter Hall - 1661 - 176 pages
...' peace, and to watch for their souls as those that must give account : overseeing and ruling them, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; not as being fords over thy heritage, but as the servants of all, and ensamples to the... | |
 | Emperors - 1799 - 200 pages
...lesson taught by his life may be expressed in his own words, " Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock." It would... | |
 | Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...Canadas. Within this his ecclesiastical realm, he had ' the care of all the churches. ' while he fed _ the oversight thereof,' ' not by constraint, but willingly,' ' not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,' — he gave himself wholly to his work of faith. He watched, with a searching eye, the... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...of God, which is among you, taking the overI^ Exhortation to faith II. Peter. and good works. sight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 3 Neither us being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock : 4 And... | |
 | Robert Barclay - 1803 - 176 pages
...the glory that fhall be revealed : Feed the flock of God, which is among you, taking the overfight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy . lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being cnfamples to the flock. , Q. Though... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1803 - 680 pages
...could not prevail upon him to remove from you. So evident was it that he took the oversight of you, Not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind f. It may eminently be said of you, my friends, in a spiritual sense, that you have been... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 738 pages
...could not prevail upon him to remove from you. So evident was it that he took the oversight of you, Not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready It may eminently be said of you, my friends, in a spiritual sense, that you have been Fed with... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed . 2 Feed the flock of God, which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock : 4 And... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Religion - 1805 - 566 pages
...and encouraged by meditating upon 1 Peter v. 2 — 4. " Feed the flock of " God which is among you, taking the oversight " thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not " for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither " as being lords over God's heritage, but being " ensamples to the flock : and... | |
 | Robert Leighton, George Jerment - Theology - 1805 - 504 pages
...bones, and I was weary with forbearing, I could not stay. b Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready -mind.) Yet, he says, send me; though he had so ardent a desire and readiness to go, yet he will... | |
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Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd... 
