308 I. CORINTHIANS 14,40. 15.

keeps his place, and acts at the proper time and in the proper way. So far as external matters are concerned, these are the two principles which should regulate the conduct of public worship. The apostle not only condemns any church acting independently of other churches, but also any member of a particular church acting from his own impulses, without re- gard to others. The church as a whole, and in every separate congregation, should be a harmonious, well-organized body.