34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home »,
that ye come not together to || condemnation 9. And we” © the relt will 1 {:t in order when 1 come p.
n And if any one hungred, they frould not make the place, where they met together tor the folema Worſhip of God, a place for eating and drinking at Feaſts, but eat at home, o leſt by theſe diſorderly and irceverend actions, they incurred the diſpleaſure of God, and brought down the judgment of God upon. rhemliclves. p Laſtly, he minds them, that it there were any other things of this nature, which he had not ſpoken to, he did defigi fuddenly ro come to them, and rhen he would ict them 1a order, by giving them Rules about them.
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Spicit of God ; for there being but one God, and rhe holy Soirie being one of the three Perſons in the Divine Being, and Jeſus Chr another, and the eternal Son of God, ir could nor be but he that called Chriſt accurſed, as the Jews and the Heathen 4; md blaſpheme God, which none could do by the influence of rhat jyj Spirit, who was one of the Perſons in the bleſſed Trinity ; ang E by chisthe Apoſtle lets them know, that they were now ated bo another Spirit, than they were in thcir Gentile ſtate ; ſo he yjþ lers them know, that thoſe Heathens, amongſt whom they lived were not ated by the Spirit of God, bur by the evil Spicic. 7, the other ſide, he ſaith, That no man could ſay, that ſelus i; tt. Lord, bur by the Spirir. There is a double ſaying, thar Jef; j; the Lord ; x When men only ſay it with their lips, but dongt he, lieve 1t intheir hearts, are not affefted with whar they ſay, nor ds pay theic Homage of Faith and obedience to him, which ſhould cocreſpoad with ſuch a Profeſſion : thus men ſay Chrift is the Lord, who preach him, or diſcourſe of him as men, though the
do not in heart believe 1a him, receive or embrace him, or live up to the holy rules of life which he hath given ; rhus 7#a'25,Crinp)u;
and others, ſaid Chriſt was the Lord ; this they could not do bur by the Holy Ghoſt, that is, the Gifts of the Holy Ghoſt, which are common, which thoſe might have who were never renewed þ
the Holy Ghoſt. So theſe Corinthians generally going thusfar yer. bally to acknowledge Chriſt the Lord, ir was an Argument they had thus far been influenced by the Holy Ghoſt, 2 Thereisa fe rious and ſaving ſaying, That Feſus Chriſt is the Lord, when men do nor only wich their lips ſpeak theſe words, and orher words to the ſame ſenſe, bur heartily acknowledge him, believe in him, love him, and obey him, and call upon him, profeſſing him as thy ougitto do, and fo as may be of advantage ro them ro Life and Salvation, No man now doth this bat by the Holy Ghoſt renewing and ſankti tying him, and bleſſing him with, and helping him in che exerciſe of ſuch habits. We ſhall obſerve in holy Wric, that ſome Verbs (1gnitie not the ation only, bur the ation with its due quality, | Thus h:aring ſometimes ſignifieth to hear fo, as withal to believe, Cs/l/ng upon the Name of the Lord, Row. 10. 13. figaifietha cal- ling arighr. Confeſſion, 1 Joh. 4, 15. ſignifies a confcſling with Faith and Love: Sorhe Verb ſay in this Text may fignifie ſuch a ſaying or ſpeaking, as is attended with Faith, Love, and 1a: Obcatemce.
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&f ſpiritual gifts, they had been Gentiles, and one ſpirit wrought in | fnſed, as Faith, Love, and all habits truly ſpiritual are, and there them divers gifts, viz. giving all for the common uſe and profit of fore called Graces, or ſpiritual Gifts of the higheſt nature ; or eli the whole Churcl, which is the Boay, 1 I3. even 45 inana- ſuch as obtained by the uſe of means on our parts, but yet not tural Beay there are many Mcmbers, but none uſeleſs or to be deſpiſcd, ' without the influence of the holy Spirit of God; ſuck are abi, but all t-nd te the mutual decency , ſervice and ſuccour of the ſame \to pray, preach,&c. There are fome common powers thac 15, ſuch Bey , which ſuffers or rejoices with every Member , 14——26. $9 | as thole might have, who ſhould never be ſaved, which migir were they the Boa; of Chriſt for which God gave differmt Gifts and meerly infuſcd, and were extraordinary in thoſe firſt Times 0! tit alſo Miniſteries, but yer every one muſt ſeck after the beſt Gifts ; Goſpel; ſuch as the Gift of Tongues, Prophecy, Healing, &c. Thite 2] —}T | powers, eſpecially ſuch as are not natural and common to allin a
; ordinary courſe of Providence, nor acquired meerly by imitxud,
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X OW concerning ſpiritual gifrs, brethren 1 N Wd gf 8 * [in part, are thoſe which the Apoſtle here calleth Gifts: and he
would not have you ignorant 4: bo | thoſ Gifts : and | ) 5 | faith, there is a diverſity of them ; there was the Gifr of Pros,
a The word G:frs is not in the Greek, but ſupplied by our In- | of Healing, of Togucs, &c. bur he tells them, this diverlity 0! vii rerpreters. In the Greek is no more than concerning ſpirituals, | lowed all from one and the ſame Spirir, the Spiric was not diveds which 1s dad es 997 wa __ or is mas, though his influences were divers.
Opcrations, and Gifts, of all which heafterward treateth ſomethin % | ; ts but moſtly concerning Gifts, which are chiefly ſpoken of in = 6 * And there are differences of ad:niniltrations or Chapter z and our Tranſlators agree with the beſt Interpreters, in |the ſame Lord 5. ;