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…

Fifthly, They were endowed with the Spirit of God in an infallible manner; ¹so that while they were on earth, they were a kind of visible infallible Judges. Whatsoever person or Churches did resort to them, for the determining of any case of Conscience, they could decide infallibly. Therefore the Apostle, 1 Cor. 7. though he saith in the point of marriage, that it was he, and not the Lord; yet that is, he had not express command from the Lord, otherwise he was infallibly directed in that resolution by the Spirit of God. And howsoever it be disputed, When this Spirit of infallibility was bestowed on them? As also, Whether they could grow in knowledge, or no? For it is plain at their first mission, they were not freed from Doctrinal Errors, as about Christs temporal Kingdom; their doubt of the Resurrection, and ignorance about preaching to the Jews. Yet it's most probable the Apostles had this bestowed on them in a more large manner at the Pentecost, and Paul at his conversion. As for that fault charged on Peter, Gal. 1. that he did not; [Greek or Hebrew], it was not an error in judgement, but in fact. For although the Apostles were preserved from errors, this privilege being for the gathering of Churches at first, yet in respect of practice they might and did err, thereby needing always forgiveness of sins. Only for Doctrine they could not, because on them, that is their Doctrine, the Church is said to be built.

Fifthly, They were indowed with the Spirit of God in an infallible manner; ¹so that while they were on earth, they were a kind of visible infallible Judges. Whatsoever person or Churches did resort to them, for the determining of any case of Conscience, they could decide infallibly. Therefore the Apostle, 1 Cor. 7. though he saith in the point of marriage, that it was he, and not the Lord; yet that is, he had not express command from the Lord, otherwise he was infallibly directed in that resolution by the Spirit of God. And howsoever it be disputed, When this Spirit of infallibity was bestowed on them? As also, Whether they could grow in knowledge, or no? For it is plain at their first mission, they were not freed from Doctrinal Errours, as about Christs temporal Kingdom; their doubt of the Resurrection, and ignorance about preaching to the Jews. Yet it's most probable the Apostles had this bestowed on them in a more large manner at the Pentecost, and Paul at his conversion. As for that fault charged on Peter,