...manifest unto all men. Take heed unto thyself, and to. doctrine, and be diligent in doing them; for by doing this • thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee. Be thou to the flock of Christ a shepherd, not a wolf; feed them, devour them not. Hold up the weak,...

...according to that exhortation of St. Paul pressing on Timothy this study with diligence : " Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them, that...shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." So considerable is each part of learning, so extremely profitable are some parts of it. Indeed, the...

...from the deity, but to exercise the powers of his mind upon what had been already revealed : Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them ; that thy profiting may appear to all. The operations of the Holy Spirit in these last days of the church, neither reveal new doctrines nor...

...unto God, a workman that needelh not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." "Meditate upon these things, give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all." But how can a Pastor give himself wholly to the work of the ministry, and provide for his...

...to Study. Tliis duty is abundantly enjoined in the Scriptures. Meditate, says St. Paul to Timothy, upon these things. Give thyself wholly to them ; that thy profiting may appear unto all. A Bishop, he further says, must be apt to teach. Plainly, therefore, he must learn the things,...

...furnished unto all good works'. Give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine'. Meditate upon these things, give thyself wholly to them ; that thy profiting may appear unto all*. Speak thou the things which become sound doctrine h ; sound speech which cannot be condemned...

...you, " without partia*' lity and without fear, rebuke them that " sin, before all ;" knowing that, " in doing " this, thou shalt both save thyself and them " that hear thee." Are you apprehensive of being considered harsh, severe, or obtrusively pious and puritanical on the...

...give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee Meditate upon these things, give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrines ; continue in them, for in doing this thou...

...hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our Epistle." (2 Thess. ii. 15.) " Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue...thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee :" (1 Tim. iv. 16.) ^ " So run that ye may obtain :" (1 Cor. ix. 24.) " Fight the good fight of faith,...

...word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purify. Take heed unto thyself, and to thy doctrine ; continue in them, for in doing this thou...shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.' O my Friends, we have known, since the Lord hath visited us, those among us that he hath honoured to...