The fifth part, Catechizings they committed to Elders, or Deacons, or sometimes to ministers of inferior orders, even as every one, was thought most fit for that kind of teaching. So Origen was also a Catechist at Alexandria, ⟨p. 338⟩as we may read in the sixth book of Eusebius his story of the church chapter thirteen and twenty. The sixth part also, the holy disputations, they appointed to those that seemed meetest: albeit for the most part the bishops themselves ordered the same. The seventh part, private conference, and admonition, the bishops also themselves had a special care to look unto: and also evermore exhorted the elders, and the graver sort of the inferior orders to do the same 1. Thess. 5. Therefore this ministry must be executed, by readers, in rehearsing the holy Scriptures: and by bishops in expounding and teaching, exhorting, disputing, & private conferring: as also in reading and catechizing, if there be not particular readers and catechists. But the catechizings they committed to certain elders and deacons, or some specially chosen for that purpose, out of the inferior orders: like as they did also employ in these duties of interpreting, teaching, & disputing, whomsoever they found meet for the same, in any order of the ministry, and also in the laity as we said. And this was diligently marked and considered in them all: that the holy ghost did so impart these gifts of teaching among men, that to one he giveth a gift and a singular faculty to interpret the holy Scriptures, and explain the same, to whom notwithstanding he giveth not the gift so readily and profitably to teach and confirm the principles and ⟨p. 339⟩grounds of our opinions out of the holy scriptures, or to defend the same by disputation. To another also he giveth a peculiar and notable skill to make exhortations out of the holy Scripture, or admonitions, or reprehensions: also to catechize: and to instruct privately: to whom notwithstanding, are not given the other parts of teaching. This variety and diversity of the gifts of the holy ghost we have daily experience of in those, which teach publicly the people of Jesus Christ, which are the true churches of Christ, and do suffer themselves to be wholly governed by the holy ghost: Such do religiously observe what spiritual gifts are given to each one in the church:
The fift part, Catechizings they committed to Elders, or Deacons, or sometimes to ministers of inferior orders, euen as euery one, was thought most fitt for that kinde of teaching. So Origen was also a Catechist at Alexandria, ⟨p. 338⟩as wee may reade in the sixt booke of Eusebius his storie of the church chapter thirteene and twentie. The sixt parte also, the holie disputations, they appointed to those that seemed meetest: albeit for the most part the bishops themselues ordered the same. The seuenth parte, priuate conference, and admonition, the bishops also themselues had a speciall care to looke vnto: and also euermore exhorted the elders, and the grauer sort of the inferior orders to do the same 1. Thess. 5. Therfore this ministerie must be executed, by readers, in rehearsing the holie Scriptures: and by bishops in expounding and teaching, exhorting, disputing, & priuate conferring: as also in reading and catechizing, if there bee not particular readers and catechists. But the catechizings they committed to certaine elders and deacons, or some specially chosen for that purpose, out of the inferior orders: like as they did also imploye in these dueties of interpreting, teaching, & disputing, whomsoeuer they found meete for the same, in any order of the ministerie, and also in the laitie as wee saide. And this was diligentlie marked and considered in them all: that the holie ghost did so impart these giftes of teaching among men, that to one hee giueth a gifte and a singular facultie to interpret the holie Scriptures, and explane the same, to whome notwithstanding hee giueth not the gift so readilie and profitablie to teach and confirme the principles and ⟨p. 339⟩grounds of our opinions out of the holy scriptures, or to defend the same by disputation. To another also hee giueth a peculiar and notable skill to make exhortations out of the holie Scripture, or admonitions, or reprehensions: also to cathezice: and to instruct priuatelie: to whome notwithstanding, are not giuen the other partes of teaching. This varietie and diuersitie of the giftes of the holie ghost wee haue dailie experience of in those, which teach publikelie the people of Iesus Christ, which are the true churches of Christ, and doe suffer themselues to bee whollie gouerned by the holie ghost: Such doe religiouslie obserue what spirituall giftes are giuen to each one in the church:
