An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

Now the Apostle Paul, though he was none of the twelve immediately called by Christ, yet because he had such an extraordinary Call afterwards by Christ, while glorified in Heaven, which none else had, but he, therefore is justly reckoned ⟨p. 16⟩with the other, and so accounted as the thirteenth Apostle. Thus that which was of such exceeding rich grace, and so extraordinary a privilege to Paul, yet he was not puffed up with it; but 1 Cor. 15. 9. makes a new Greek word, He was less than the least, and looks upon himself as an abortive, and one born out of due time. Observe

Now the Apostle Paul, though he was none of the twelve immediately called by Christ, yet because he had such an extraordinary Call afterwards by Christ, while glorified in Heaven, which none else had, but he, therefore is justly reckoned ⟨p. 16⟩with the other, and so accounted as the thirteenth Apostle. Thus that which was of such exceeding rich grace, and so extraordinary a priviledge to Paul, yet he was not pussed up with it; but 1 Cor. 15. 9. makes a new Greek word, He was less than the least, and looks upon himself as an abortive, and one born out of due time. Observe

That Christ in the first planting of the Christian Church, did appoint extraordinary ¹Officers, which he called Apostles.

1. 1Christ in his first planting of his Church appointed extraordinary Officers, which he called Apostles.