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...may be expressed in his own words, " Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for...neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock." It would be difficult to imagine any contrast more striking and complete than...

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...this his ecclesiastical realm, he had ' the care of all the churches. ' while he fed _ the oversight thereof,' ' not by constraint, but willingly,' ' not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,' — he gave himself wholly to his work of faith. He watched, with a searching eye, the...

...of God, which is among you, taking the overI^ Exhortation to faith II. Peter. and good works. sight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 3 Neither us being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock : 4 And...

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...could not prevail upon him to remove from you. So evident was it that he took the oversight of you, Not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready It may eminently be said of you, my friends, in a spiritual sense, that you have been Fed with...

...could not prevail upon him to remove from you. So evident was it that he took the oversight of you, Not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind f. It may eminently be said of you, my friends, in a spiritual sense, that you have been...