192 HOE.^ PAULINA. 



first epistle to Timothy, tAvice in the second, and three tunes 

 in the epistle to Titus, besides two cognate expressions, iryud- 

 vovrac ry irtoret, and /.oyov vyiTj-^ and it is found, in the same 

 sense, in no other part of the New Testament. 



The phrase, " God our Saviour," stands in nearly the 

 same predicament. It is repeated three times in the first 

 epistle to Timothy, as many in the epistle to Titus, and in 

 110 other book of the New Testament occurs at all, except 

 once in the epistle of Jude. 



Similar terms, intermixed indeed with others, are em- 

 ployed in the two epistles, in enumerating the qualifications 

 required in those who should be advanced to stations of au- 

 thority in the church. 



"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one 

 ivife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hosjntality, 

 apt to teach ; Qiot given to icine, no striker, not greedy oj 

 filthy lucre ; but patient ; not a brawler, not covetous ; one 

 that ruleth well his own house, having his children in sub- 

 jection with all gravity."* ] Tim. 3 : 2-4. 



" If any be blameless, the husband of one loife, having 

 faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly. For a 

 bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God : not self- 

 willed, not soon angry, 7iot given to ivine, no striker, not 

 given to filthy lucre; but a lover of hospitality, a lover c.l 

 good men, sober, just, holy, temperate."! Titus 1 : 6-8. 



The most natural account which can be given of thest 

 resemblances, is to suppose that the two epistles were writ- 

 ten nearly at the same time, and while the same ideas and 



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