...hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God -which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous...tears. And now, brethren, I commend you- to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them...

...hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolveenter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your...tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them...

...hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous...ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears." Oh! saith my soul, that such, of us as have known the operation of redeeming love, may stand firm in...

...wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speakine- perverse things, to draw away disciples after them....one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I comniend you to God, and to the word of his grace,' See. " From this passage it is evident that there...

...hath made you Overseers, to feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing .shall grievous...selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to dra!*r away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember that by the space of three years, I...

...11.) The apostle says to the Christian Ephesians, Acts xx. 29, 30.) " I know, that after my departure shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing...perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." The apostle says, He knew this: but he did not know it, if God did not know the future actions of moral...

...arise, speaking per- 30 ' verse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch ; and 31 ' remember, that by the space of three years I ceased...day with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to 32 ' God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to ' give you an inheritance...

...hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous...tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them...

...been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears. — I know this, that after my departing shall grievous...not to warn every one night and day with tears."* It remains a matter of * Acts xx. 18,19, 29—31. permanent importance, that the faithful ministers...

...clothing ;" and that of the apostle Paul, in his solemn valedictory to the elders of Ephesus, " For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous...perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." Even while Paul lived the churches were exceedingly disturbed and distracted by false teachers, who...