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Edward Hitchcock sermon notes, 1839 July
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Creator: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
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1839-07
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1 item (8 pages)
Abstract
Sermon notes by Edward Hitchcock for a sermon delivered at Amherst College in July 1839, considering the line from 1 Timothy 3:1 that a bishop "desireth a good work." The notes discuss the difference in meaning between the word "bishop" as it is used in the scriptures and the word bishop as it was thought of in Hitchcock's time. Hitchcock claims a bishop was one who preached the gospel, and had no authority over other ministers. He contrasts the simple lifestyle of bishops at the time the scriptures were written with the opulence of bishops in his present day. He then enumerates the reasons why and why not the office of bishop is "a good work" and should be desired by all educated young men.
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English
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