By the Spirits of the Prophets, the Apoſtle either meaneth their ſpiritual Gifts, asto the uſe and exerciſe of them, and the aQionsto be done by them or the aCtions themſelves, or interpretationspre. tendedly done and given, by the exerciſe of thoſe Gifts, theirs. ctrines: Or thirdly, That Inſtin&, or peru, by which they pre. tend themſelves tobe moved to propheſie, theſe (he faith) are ſub. jet to the Prophets themſelves, 1o as they may themlelves govern their Gifts, or (which moſt think is the rather here intended) they are ſubje& to the judgment and cenſure of others that are endued with the ſame Gitt. But here ariſeth a difficulty, how the Gifts of the holy Spirit,flowing immediately from the Spirir,ſhould be ſub. jetto any humane judgment orcenſure ; This indeed they coull not be, if the Divine Revelation to this or that man were full and perfe&, and ran as clearly in the ſtream always, as it was inthe tountain. But God giveth his Spirit to us but by meaſure, andin the exerciſe of our gitts there is always aliauid human ſomethingot our own, and this maketh them ſubje& ro the Prophets. wiz. whether what they pretended to havefrom the Spirit of God, were indeed from it yea or no? Prophets were obliged toprophelie, Rom. 12.6. bur according to the Analogy of Faith, Now whether they did ſoor no, might be judged by other Prophers, according *o that Rul Others think this Text is to be interpreted reſtrainely. viz. 4s co this thing in this matter of plain, natural order, commanding, whiles one ſpeaks, all the reſt to hold their peace.
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this, That nothing, which is confuſion, can be from God, Nov for two or three to ſpeak together in a publick Aiſembly, iscon- fuſion and a breach of order, of which God cannot be the Author: therefore in ſuchathing as thar, the Spirits of the Prophets muſt be ſubje& to other Prophets; and there isa general Rule which cot- cerneth not only the Church of Corinth, bur all Churches.
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tainly , if the Spirit of Prophecy came upon a Woman e = Church, ſhe might ſpeak. 41s, who wasa Propheteſs, in the _ ple, gave thanks tothe Lord , and ſpake of him to all them that = for Redemption in Iſrael: and I cannot tell how Philip's uy 0 propheſied, ifthey did not ſpeak in the preſence of many: - X 9. The reaſon, that is given, why women ſhould keep —_ ” becauſe they are commanded to be in obedience. This AP
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: This muſt be underſtood of ſpeaking to the Congregation, for che inſtructing them, or ſpeaking 1a th» Congregation to the Mint- ſtcr, or any of the People, tor her own inſtruttion. might doubtlels tay Amen to the publick Prayers, and allo fing with the Congregation to the honour and glory oft God. Bur tor her to jpeak-in an ordinary courle of Prophecy, to inſtruct People, or to call aloud to the Miniſter, or any Members in the Affembly of the
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Goſpel wear out for them, and they might give Law to all Churches? There were Churches at Ferauſalem, and it {everal other places, be- fore there was any Church at Corinth, 1o as the Gotpel came unto them from other Churchrs, and did not vo out trom them to other Churches.
37 *If any manthink himſelt to bea prophet, or ſpiri- © tual, lethim acknowledge that the things that I write ; unto you, are the commancaments of the Lord 2»,