...doctrines you profess, will serve as effectually to recommend them, as to secure your own happiness. ' The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men. —In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance...

...admissible, however wicked, erroneous, and inimical to us, its abettors may be. It is the voice of God, " The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle,...apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those who oppose." In contending with heretics, it should be remembered, that we are, by nature, the enemies...

...youthful Timothy? lli-.: also youthful lusts; but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace.—The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructingthose that oppose themselves. (II. Tim. 2.22,24,25.) 8. What are we to follow after ? Follow...

...of Christianity, whose sense and spirit are described in those excellent words of St. Paul ; " The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance...

...manner however "returning railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing The servant of the Lord most not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppuse themselves, if peradventure, God will give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth."...

...instead of edification, would have been the result. We know, however, by what authority it is said, " The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be GENTLE unto all mm, APT TO TEACH, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure...

...so far from approving, ho must be understood decidedly to condemn, a hot, a contentious, much mure an abusive manner of opposing or of speaking of the...of the Lord must not strive ; but " be gentle unto ull men ; apt to teacl|, patient, in meekness instruct" ing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure...

...1 Thess. ii 7, 8. — Such a spirit, also, Paul shows to be essential when he says to Timothy, "The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle...patient; in meekness instructing those that oppose, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth ; and that they may...

...be done ! Remember that it is required of stewards that a man be found faithful. Remember that the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle...apt to teach, patient in meekness, instructing those wlio oppose themselves. • Remember that our bond of union is not any particular speculative opinion,...

...conclusion of the whole subject. The text, as usual excellently chosen, is from 2 Tim. ii. 24, 25 : « The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle...men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing tlio*: that oppose themselves ; if God perad venture will give them repentance to the acknowledging...