...of this murmuring, the Apostles summoned the Church together ; and addressed them, as in the text. It is not reason, that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. If the business of serving tables had been already committed to Deacons, as the proper and known officers...

...3. to give the people a right to choose their own pastors: " Wherefore, brethren, look ye out from among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, whom ye (instead of we) may appoint over this business." Dr. Grey adds, " I have been informed that...

...vi. 3. to give the people a right to chuse their own pastors. therefore, brethren, look ye out from among you, seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, whom ye (instead of Mr, BI nalarjffwuiv') may appoint over this business. Mr. Field has this forgery...

...the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, it is not reason that we should leave the word of...business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayers and the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude : and they chose Stephen,...

...publick charity, " the twelve apostles called the multitude unto them and said, (Acts vi. 2 — 5) It is not reason that we should leave the word of...ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry. And the saying pleased the whole multitude ; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy...

...dispensed the common stock. Then the Apostles summoned the multitude of the disciples, and said, " It is not reason that we should leave the word of...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business." From the expression, " full of the Holy Ghost," we may conclude that they were to be selected from...

...spiritual for their hands. They said, therefore, " it is not meet for us to leave tke word of God, to serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among...we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and the ministry of the word."* In those letters to the ministers, Timothy and Titus, in which Paul portrays...

...the Apostles. Acts vi. 2. THEN the Twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the Word of...report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we maj appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry...

...not to lead them from their inward guide ; yea, on the con. trary, it is expressly said, Acts 6. 3. Look ye out among you seven men of honest report,...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. Sure they were not to undertake a business, being full of the Holy Ghost, which might import a contradiction...

...tongues. Acts vi. 2 — 6. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of...tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you • ,; veil men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this...