| I Timothy 5:17
| Let the priests who rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
| \f + \fr 5:17-18\ft The priests, or ancient ministers, (that is, bishops, priests, etc.) deserve a double honour; that is to be more liberally supplied and maintained by the flock, especially when they labour in preaching the word. --- Thou shalt not muzzle, etc. See 1 Corinthians 9:9. (Witham) --- It is the obligation of the faithful to provide a decent maintenance for their pastors, and the duty of pastors to be content with little. Happy the church where there is no further difference found than between the liberality of the former and the disinterestedness of the latter!
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