...dead," said th:; elder. " The Lord has sent us thae things to be tised, and no abused. Paul says, ' Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities.' " "I'll no take that," replied Cubby, " on the faith o' ana wha said ho cam...

...the good creature of God, whether it be wine, &-<:. It serveth alimentally for the body's strength; "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities," 1 Tim. v. 23. Physically, to refresh body and mind : " Give strong drink...

...partiality. 22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be. partaker of other men's sins : keep thyself pure. 23 Drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities. 24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment : and some...

...use (I do not refer to its abuse), we may well, when the debilities of old age come upon them, say, "Drink no longer water; but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities." A glass of wine at luncheon, and two glasses at or directly after dinner,...

...partiality. 22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins : keep thyself pure. 23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities. 24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment : and some...

...ministerial duties, he does not overlook his bodily wants and comforts, but almost immediately adds, " Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities!" AH this is in the spirit of Him who, while labouring for the world's salvation,...

...writer, whether he wrote in his own character, or personated that of an apostle. No. IV. Chap. v. 23. " Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities." Imagine an impostor sitting down to forge an epistle in the name of St. Paul....

...moment. Or suppose any one refers to the counsel of Paul to Timothy, as a matter of no consequence — " Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities." Was not this counsel an expression of Paul's tender solicitude for the health...

...nature to be the subject of a direct communication from God. As, for instance, when Paul says to his son Timothy — " Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities ;" or as elsewhere, when the same apostle says — " The cloak that I left...

...heart. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." Proverbs xxxi. 6, 7. " Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities." 1 Timothy v. 23. SECTION II. Wine, mingled with drugs, were administered,...