...honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now, ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. PARAPHRASE. 22 " no need of you." It is so far from being so, that the parts of the body, that seem...

...of Christ, yet Christ appointed a government therein ; as appears from 1 Cor. xii. 28. .' God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.' But these officers are preaching and ruling elders; as is clear from what the apostle says, 1 Tun....

...has since committed his word and ordinances to the care and trust of the Christian church. "God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily...miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and diversities of tongues." Again we read, "God gave some, apostles; some, prophets; some, evangelists;...

...every saint is not to be such a governor* ? " God," says the same Apostle (1 Cor. xii. 28), " hath set some in the church, first, apostles ; secondarily,...thirdly, teachers ; after that miracles ; then " gifts of healing, h:-lps, governments." — Here it is necessary to remark, that in the whole of this context,...

...and kingdoms of the world must bow.. Among these gifts there exists certain distinctions; such as, " first, apostles; secondarily, pro"phets; thirdly,...miracles ; " then gifts of healings, helps, governments, di" versities of tongues." Apostles are set before prophets, because the gospel church to which they...

...be bond or free ; and have been all m»de to di-ink into one Spirit. Vcr. 28. And God Uath set gome in the Church ; first, apostles ; secondarily, prophets ; thirdly, teachers ; after that miracles j then gifts of healing.^ helps, governmeats, diversities of tongues. [7Vyr» t/icr -teith the rest...

...And 6ioi> hath set some in th« church, first, aposiles; secondarily, prophets; thirdly, teacher?; after that, miracles; then gifts of healings, helps,...tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachersf are all workers of miracles? have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do...

...writings, enumerates prophecy among the various gifts bestowed upon the several members of the church : " And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers," &c. &c. Let us now briefly examine the import of this prophecy of Agahus, « that there should be great...

...diversities of operations : but it is the same God which worketh all in all." And at ver. 28. " God hath sent some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles ." All which seems to show, that by the spirit is to be understood that special influence, which, in...

...together of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ"." " God hath set some in the Church, first Apostles, secondarily...thirdly Teachers', after that miracles ; then gifts of healing ; helps ; governments ; diversities of tongues. Are all Apo~ sties 9 Are all Prophets 9 Are...