...pry into the private affairs of others. This, therefore, the judicious minister endeavours to avoid" giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed." Solomon has said — "Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, lest he be weary of thee, and so...

...with what is foreign to our calling. Let us mark the example of St. Paul, " Giving," as he Q says, " no offence in any thing that the ministry be not blamed...distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings, by pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the...

...by every part of our deportment in private, those doctrines which we announce from the pulpit — " Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry...things approving ourselves as the ministers of God ; in labors, in watchings, by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost,...

...(speaking of himself and his *• fellowfellow-labourers in the Gospel) we are approving ourselves in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in" stripes, in imprisonments, in tdmults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness,...

...famous battle the English first made use of cannon, then unknown to the French. June 9. 2 COB. vi. 4. In all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God in much patience. . Expired at Chelsea, 1760, COUNT ZINZENDOHFF, one of the chief of the religious sect called United...

...doctrines which we announce from the pulpit — " Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be fjot blamed ; but in all things approving 'ourselves as the ministers of God ; in labors, In watchings, by pureness, by knowledge, foy long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost,...

...thee, (Isaiah xlix. 8.); behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3. Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4. But in all things recommending ourselves as the ministers of God, by much patience in afflictions,...

...the joy that the saints have here! And yet the apostle Paul, who was a man of sorrows, 1 Cor. 6. 5. " in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings ;" saith he, " we are as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing." He speaks of his troubles with a diminution,...

...themselves among the nations; everywhere seeking the salvation of men. " In much suffering, in affliction, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments,...in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings," they pursued their benevolent design, with unconquerable resolution, with indefatigable exertion, with...

...affliöions, in necessities, in dis5* tresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in 6. watchings, in fastings ; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy 7. Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness...