...worthy of notice. He is confident that the apostle in that injunction in 1 Timothy, iv. 14, " Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery," refers, not to Timothy's ordination as bishop, but to his first ordination us presbyter....

...applicable to myself and to every minister of the Church of Christ. His words tire these : •• Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the Presbyter. Meditate upon these things, give thyself to them, that thy profiting may appear to...

...already, seen ; and yet he, it seems, was ordained by them ; for the apostle says to him, " Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery," 1 Tim. iv, 14. It is true, that in the second epistle, ch. i, 6, the apostle exhorts...

...refutation. Let us see how the text will read with this meaning attached to the word in question. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of thine office. If this be not nonsense, it is difficult to say what deserves that name. But suppose...

...presbytery, not to a single bishop; as " the apostle writes to Timothy—Neglect not the gift which is in " thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with...the laying on of " the hands of the presbytery. And the Apostle Paul, though not " inferior to a bishop in dignity, accepted ordination from the pres•...

...presbytery, not to a single bishop; as " the apostle writes to Timothy — Neglect not the gift irhick.it in " thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with...the laying on of " the hands of the presbytery. And the Apostle Paul, though not " inferior to a bishop in dignity, accepted ordination from the pres*...

..." the apostle writes to Timothy — Neglect not the gift which is in " thee, which was given tliee by prophecy, with the laying on of " the hands of the presbytery. And the Apostle Paul, though not u inferior to a bishop in dignity, accepted ordination from the pres*...

...Epistles, and no where else in the New Testament to signify an ecclesiastical council. The Apostle says to Timothy — Neglect not the gift that is in thee,...given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery. Lay Elders are evidently excluded from this Presbytery ; unless you will say, that...

...right of Presbyters to ordain, is taken from St. Paul's first Epistle to Timothy, chap. iv. 14. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery. Upon this text you observe, " All agree that the Apostle is here speaking of Timothy's...

...presbytery joined with the Apostle. In the first Epistle to Timothy, the Apostle Paul says, " Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery ;" chapter iv. 14. In the second Epistle, speaking, as it seems, of the same transaction,...