 | John Fletcher - 1830 - 364 pages
...menaces : " Write unto the angel of the church of Ephesus," said he to St. John, " I know thy former works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou...are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars, &c. Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember, therefore,... | |
 | John Bowden - Episcopacy - 1831 - 472 pages
...respect to the Church of Ephesus. Chap. ii. I. "Unto the Angel of the Church of Ephesus write. 2. / know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience,...are Apostles and are not, and hast found them liars: 3. And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4.... | |
 | Edward Irving - Bible - 1831 - 510 pages
...in his right hand, itiho taalketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy ivories, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst...apostles, and are not; and hast found them liars: and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless,... | |
 | John Fleetwood - Apostles - 1831 - 676 pages
...man as Timothy was. — Thus he speaks to him : " I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patienre, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil :...apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars. And hast borne and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored and hast not fainted. Nevertheless,... | |
 | John Bowden - Episcopacy - 1831 - 474 pages
...of the Church of Ephesus write. 2. / know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thoif canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast...are Apostles and are not, and hast found them liars: 3. And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4.... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - Clergy - 1831 - 332 pages
...pretensions of those who laid a claim to the highest office in the Christian 1 Revelations ii. 2. Church. "Thou hast tried them which say they are Apostles, and are not; and hast found them liars 1." The angel of this Church had exercised his superintending authority with zeal and discretion, and... | |
 | George Fox - Society of Friends - 1831 - 518 pages
...John in the Revelations1 writes to the seven churches, and Christ saith to the church of Ephesus, ' Thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars,' showing that they bad power, &c. and ' Thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.'... | |
 | Anthony Norris Groves - Baghdad (Iraq) - 1832 - 334 pages
...truth's sake the highest titles of ecclesiastical office. " Thou canst not bear them which are evil : thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars."* I believe, " not to bear them which are evil" pastors, evangelists or apostles, is as commendable in... | |
 | 1832 - 550 pages
...of a deacon, being found blameless." And the angel of Ephesus is commended by St. John, because, " Thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them. liars." But were these angels or bishops of the Asiatic churches merely * pastors of a single congregation.'... | |
 | Maria Stevens - Christian life - 1832 - 234 pages
...them to " try the spirits, whether they are of God," I John iv. 1; and commends them for so doing, " Thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars," Rev. ii. 2. The crafty fox shall not prevail: even those more unobserved evils which, on account of... | |
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I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars : and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake... 
