ſupplying the Text with the word Gif:s. This Church eminently h There are divers Offices of Miniſtries in the Church of (Et abounded in theſe abilities to ſpiricual a&ions given them of God |one miniſtreth in the Office of Elder, another in che Office of 1 (ior ſpiritual Gifts ſignifies nothing elſe) and as they abounded in | Deacon, one in one ſervice of the Church, another inanorier #7 them, ſo they erred much in the abuſe or ill uſe of them, as we | vice, butthere is but one Lord to whom they miniſter ; £5 al thall afrerward read in this Chapter : Therefore the Apoſtle tells |ſerve the great Lord of the Church, Jeſus Chriſt, chough in 01/55 them, that as to them, he would not have them iguorans, either of Ocders, and places of Miniſtration. 4
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Apoſtle re:ils ar} 4 GLverir: which Men exerctieo or Po h | e perfor mace of them : Yo tacre Were diveriitiesof VU perations, by Winch Mea uſes thoſe extraordinary G:7?s or Powers, which God gave fore in The heved not. a all, ehough all , - Bat the manifeſtation ot che Spirit & is given to j eery man'to profit withal 5. k He here cailerh Gifts, the manifcRation of the SHirit, partly to | ke them kno, chac theſe Powers flowe trom the aoly Spirit ap- | tly, they having no ſuch powers while they were H-athens, | ind carried after dumb Idols, as rhey were led ; and vartly co let | all know, that theſe pits and powers vers evident provis boch of Chrifts Atcen!t0n , and of the Promiſe of toe Father, and of Chriſt in {gding the holy Spirit, | F5 4.1. and 16, 7,8, Eph. g. 8. / Chefe oifes he tells them were given tO every on? where cvry ſigniteth for che fame gifts or powers were not given to al!, but to hom they were given, they were given not to puff them ive them marter to boaſt of, but to do good witha! to E Chriſt. No Man hath any power or gift given him for his own hurt, or the hurt of others, bur only J, and the good of others.
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