Excerpt from The Duty and Character of a Gospel Bishop Illustrated: A Sermon, Preached October 30, 1805, at the Ordination of the Reverend William B. Wesson to the Pastoral Office Over the Church and Society in Hardwick Viewing all ministers of the gospel as bishops, or overseers, our text Obviously leads us to consider, the Office and duty of a gospel minister, as the steward of God - the blamele'ssnes's which should form his charac ter - with the importance of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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