...work in them. — On this point the Apostle has instructed people in their duty. " Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves ; for they...watch for your souls, as they that must give account." Heb. xiii. 17. 5. Ft is another duty of a people to give a sufficient worldly maintenance to their...

...inquiry than that of expediency — Has not the divine precept been infringed : " Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves, for they watch for your souls, as they that must give an account" ?" By the tents of the shepherds, therefore, where they assemble the people,...

...17 Ohey them that have the rule over you, and suhmit yourselves; for they wateh fof your souls a*i they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with ' * *" ~"-' ' unprofitahle to.- }i Kk ffwl gfvett 'tii*wi. JAMES. Dotrt ,ff Me ward. 18 Pray for us...

...enjoined only by the governors of the church, yet the direction of Scripture is, Obey them, that have tlie rule over you, and submit yourselves :for they watch for your souls §. Suppose our temporal governors had required us to reverence it, as they have most strictly; here...

...success. Make the ministers of the gospel faithful to Christ and souls ; as those that must give an account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. Heal the sick ; ease the pained ; succour the tempted ; supply the necessitous ; be a father to the...

...him.' Heb. xiii. 7. 17. 'Remember them that have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God. Obey them that have the rule over you, and...yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give an account, that they may do it with joy, and not with, grief : for that is unprofitable...

...The existence of an ecclesiastical authority is proved from the Scriptures : " Obey them that have the rule over you and submit yourselves; for they watch for your souls." This authority is supreme, but does not therefore extend to the management of our conduct. Civil law...

...lose his reward" (Mt. 10:41, 42). (2) How we exercise our authority over others. "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they...that they may do it with joy, and not with grief" (Heb. 13:17). "Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we shall incur...

...attendance. They have listened to Mr. Swanson: Hebrews 13:17—you've heard this: "Obey them that have the rule over you and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls." See, young people, Pastor Müller has a tremendous responsibility for our lives. You ought to be fearful...

...apostle told the elders to "take the oversight." In Hebrews 13:17, the writer said, Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls. The very purpose of bishops and overseers is to oversee, or "see over," the soul. Rsople who are constantly...