...rightly dividing the word of truth. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all.' See how full and explicit the apostle is; and what he enjoined upon Timothy, he virtually...

...minister of Christ, " Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed. Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them ; that thy profiting may appear in all things." " And because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge ; yea, he...

...desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat: and wise is the counsel, Meditate upon these things: give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all; or, more properly, that thy profiting may appear in all things. Jan. 4, 1842. CONTENTS OF...

...are full to this purpose. ' Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine ; meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all.' Consider, I beseech you, what kind of person he was whom St. Paul thus exhorts : he was...

...season, out of season ; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and doctrine;" — again — " Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear unto all;" nnd once more — " My little children, of whom I travail in birth, till Christ be formed...

...his first Epistle to Timothy, after having spoken of the various duties of the ministry, he adds, " Meditate upon these things. Give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all." 1 Tim. 4 : 15. It is the duty of all ministers, so long as God in his providence affords...

...not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all. Take heed unto thyself and unto thy doctrine ; continue in them; for in doing this, thou...

...thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life. Deuteronomy iv. 9. Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all. 1 Timothy iv. 15. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Proverbs...

...that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all." No imparted gifts could avail for young Timothy, unless he himself were wholly devoted to...

...Paul said to inspired Timothy, " I put thee in remembrance to stir up the gift that is in thee," " Meditate upon these things: give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear unto all," much more is diligent study necessary in uninspired teachers. At the same time, they should...