The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Lastly, all other Ministries in the Church are and always were to fetch¹ their light from the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles that were so inspired.

Lastly, all other Ministeries in the Church are and alwayes were to fetch¹ their light from the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles that were so inspired.

1. 1Graces are Gifts for the discharge of those public Functions.Graces are Gifts for the discharge of those publike Functions.

To the Ministry CHRIST hath added Gifts: Gifts ^zfor profit, as the Apostle speaketh, that is, for the Churches ⟨p. 378⟩common good, which is another of those rich endowments, and necessarily coupled with the former: for the Largess of Christ unto his Church had not been so bountiful in the several sorts of Ministries, unless he had withal bestowed upon them graces, and ability to discharge the same for the glory of God, and edification of his people; by giving them knowledge to teach the Doctrine of Christ out of the Scripture, by laying forth the Truth soundly, and confuting of contrary errors: Wisdom, to apply it also to all good uses of comforting, casting down, stirring up, reproving; which in one word we term exhorting, and other the like graces: for these also we have not from our selves, but all ^aour sufficiency to be Ministers of Christ unto other, is from God.