...Sermon do, when prayer is not yoked with it ? First Prayer, and then the Word, as the apostles say, " We will give ourselves continually to Prayer, and to the ministry of the word." Acts vi. 4. Thus St. Paul doth, praying in the preface to his Epistles, that the light of...

...should leave the word of God, and serve tables, look out among yourselves men of honest report, but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Some topics therefore scripture does not meddle with, and others it asserts but does not...

...by just consequence, that the Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. Ver. 4. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Acts xx. 36. And when he had thus sjjuken, he kneeled dwwn, and prayed with them ull A James...

...fair reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may ap4 point over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith,...

...•God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.— 2 Tim. ii. 15. We will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the •word. — Acts vi. 4. III. " That preacher who has not been called to his office by -Jesus Christ,...

...call upon the name of the Lord in behalf of the whole congregation. For that which the apostles say, " we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word," is common to these pastors with the apostles; to which Paul alluding, speaketh thus to Timothy...

...of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to .the ministry of the word." In obedience to this counsel the people proceeded to chuse out and recommend seven persons,...

...of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business : but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude : and they ehose Stephen, a man full of faith...

...men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. - And the saying pleased the whole multitude : and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith...

...be relieved from the interruption which such cares occasioned in their spiritual engagements : " But we will give ourselves continually to " prayer and to the ministry of the word." The ministry of the word would not, then, be the proper business of the deacon, nor indeed...