Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1445

and through Jeſus Chriſt. . , þ1f by our luſts we do not hinderit. An union in opinion, as to 5 That io every thing k ye are enriched by him *, |the fundamental Truths of Religion is (though not ſoealie) yer 1 all utterance }, and 72 all knowledge we. , what the Church of God hath in a great meaiure arrive? ar. Fur * & In every Grace and in every god c:jc, {for he 15 manifeſtly for an unton-in every particular prepoſition of trutk; isnora thing peaking of ſpiritual things) ſo as this general Particie muſt not } to be expetted, though we all areto labour for it. God hath ne... Þe extendee to the things of this life, but reſtrained either to | ther given unto all the ſame means ; nor the ſame natural caps iviritual gift. or ſpiritual ſarFifping habits. Thus Eph. 1. 7. we | CES. . "ME; ad of the richer of Grace end of the riches of Chriſt, Epi. 3. 8. 11 For it hath been declared rrto me of Jou, mj's voz 35 the Actaphor improper, whether we conſider Riches a5 | brethren, by them hich are of the houſe of Cloe , thats. irgnitying plenty or ahumiance, or that which accommodateth a | there are contentions am&rg you a. lb nan in this life, and 1s titted to mens wants, to.give them a ſup- = AR Irs E * n__— 6 ; os Fc "4; z The Apoſtlz'cometh to ſhew one Reaſon, as why he wrote to4 ply. / The word may be tran{lated in cvery 7/ing or 1 al. (reech ;,} han iO a whos las di Goh : ba Chuan Hut the firſt having been ſaid before, it ſeems more proper here| © 2? 7, y in the preceding verſe heſo zealoully prel «(unity Ty ay þ az; 0 ane upon them, becauſe of an information he had reccived from ſom rorranjlate 3t, in all word or {prcch, or in all utterance, (as we tran(- af rhe funtioat tie: ths ind wake, oh th \are it} if it be taken in the firſt ſenſe, the Goſpel is by it under- | nol Pr or py mh able, that iN VEIN ” O11" none ray = name of a perſon head of a family in Corinth, rhan of a C:tror Tos, tood, the DoGrine of the Golpel preached amongſt them by Whos hate dna "3 q ee vl eall Px! and Aveo, who preached among the Gentiles the riches of ; N "I iy : ws OE OLE VErLes We: " _ Ghri?, Eob.3, 8. If weinterpret it utterance, which our Tranſla- |, 1 NOW Us ay, * that every one ol you faith, cors prefer. it Ngnifies a 7:1ity to utter that knowledge which þ ] am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and 1 ol * Cephas, God hath given us to the glory of Gel, andthe good of ethers, | and I 91 Chrft c. Either 1n Prazcy or ſpiritual diſcourſes. 2 Some by knowleatze| 6b Every one here ſignifieth no more than many of you, or {: here underſtand the gifr of Propiccy ; but 1t more properly ſig-| veral of you : fo cap. 14: 26. trom whence, thoſe that thinl. they nifics the ability God had given them to comprehend in their | have ſuch a mighty argument from Het. 2, 9g. where isthe ſam: underſtanding the Myſteriesof the Goſpel, the great and deep! Particle to prove Chriſt's dying for all indiviauals, may ur.deceive chings of Gol. : The Apoſtle bleſieth God both for the illumina- | themſelves, and find thar rhey heve need of better argvment*t 2:00-of ther- minds by -che Miniftry of the Goſpe), ſo as rhey | prove their aſſertion, c We may from hence obferye, tat the al Fnew the things of God, and alſo for the ability which God had | viſions amongſt the Corimtnians were not matters of Fzith, but Sen thera to Com:Nunicate this their knowledge to others, occaiioned from rheir having MENs perſons in adoration. This Vat 6s Even as the teſtimony ot 'Chriſt was conſirmed in ' probably cauſed either from God's making ef P.u/rheinftrumenc! yOu 2, [ {ome of cheir converſion, Apolos the inſtrument of others convers " 2 By which knowledge and utterance the Toftimory of Chriſt, that fon, and Peer the inſtrument of others, or elſe fromtae Citerence 3s, the Goſpcl, which containeth both the T:fimouy which Chrift of their gifts. Of this Apollor weread Affs 18. 24. ls \.a52 Je tad given of himſelf, and which the Apoſtles had given concern- ' 0} 4{*#auaria, who (25 may be ſeenthere v. 28.) mightily comms ing Chri?, (the Goſpel is called the Teſtimony of God, Ch. 2. 1, 7 7:97, and rhar publickly, and probably was aSuſcful —_— 2 7im. 1. 8. others underſtand'the 3775 of rhe Spirit, for the Spirit rinthious. One Miniſterof Chriſt may be juſtly preferrecto = is one of the Witneſſes upon Earth, 1 Jeb. 5.8.) confirmed i © We ought to honour thoſe moſt whom God moſt honoureth, 550 by the miraculous operations wrought by the Apoltles, (as ber by a more plentiful giving out of his Spirit, or _ ſome think) but the way of confirmation here ſpoken of by the plentiful ſucceſs upon their labours ; but we ought not 10 p j- Apoſtle, ſeemeth rather to be underſtood of their knowledge and | *PPrOPriate any Miniſters to ourſelves, as for them wag ztterance. The Goſpel and the Do&rine of it, and the Miſſion | ©'<r5- Weare not bound to makeevery Miniſter our Paſtor, m_ of the holy Spirit, were confirmed to them and to the World, by are boundto have a juſt reſpett for every Miniſter, who byes ] the krowledge which God had given the Apoſtles, and theſe Corin- Qtrine and holy life anfwererh his Profeſſion and holy Calling: F 7hians, of the great things of God, and their ability to PO I3 Is Chriſt divided? was Paul crucificd tor you: ©: nicate this knowledge unto ethers, for the 16nour of God, and | were ye baptized in thename of Paul ? 4. ; _ the good of others. CI ; * d How came theſeFarties ? there is but one Chrif, bu: 0n% tis *Phil. 3- #5 So that ye come behind in no eilt ; 0 * Wailing | was crucified for you, butone inte whoſe Name,intoa Faithin wh 2Ge for the {| coming of the Lord Jeſus Chriſt p. and a Profeflion of Whom you were baptized. Perc bagriaoe Tir. 2.13, , Nor that every one of them was filled with all the gifts of | 12*0 the Nameof Chriſt, ſo did T, T didnor ft cho! who nj 7 Gr. "<**rhe bletled Spirit ; bur one excelled in one gift, another excelled tized under any Banner of my own, but under Chrift 5Bannef. 45» EEO in another, astne Apoſtle expounds himſelf, Chap. 12. 7, 8. nei- head is but one, and the body ought not to be divided. — ther doth the Apoſtle ailert them perfett in their gifts, bur ſaith 14. I thank God that 1 baptized none of you, * that he came behind hard, or were defeCtive in no gifr. p Bur| Criſpus and * Gaius e. : were all waiting for the jecond coming of the Lord Jeſus Chriſt | e Concerning the Apoſtles baptizing Cr:/pns vie read, 4) » to judgment, of which he mindeth them, to incourage them to| he was the Rulcr of the Synagogue of the Jews : Why Pa. chan! go on as they had began. God that he baptized not many, herte!ls us, ». 159 | ,. _ *1 Tx. $ * Who ſhall alſo confirm you unto the end 9 *, ther] 15 Leſt any ſhould ſay, that I had baptized 12 3-.32- ge may beblamelels in the day of our Lord Jefis Chriſt r. | own name .*. | | Col.r.: q W hich Lord Jeſus Chriſt (mentioned immediately before) or _.-. Becauſe by that Providence of Gol it fo fe?! out, chat "_ l Treld'5 - which God,w/o 7: faithful, mentioned ynmcdiately after, v. 9. ſhall few of them could preend any ſuck thing,es that he had baptized : any in bisown name, |