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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…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 4
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Sixthly, They were likewise endowed with miraculous gifts, so that they 1abounded in all wisdom and knowledge, as also in all tongues. For God calling them to such an Universal Office, he would not fail in bestowing of them those necessary means that did conduce thereunto. Not that it was necessary they should be endowed with the knowledge of the Mathematics, or such other Arts, but with what was conducible to that end. Now miracles they were necessary, because they preached that Doctrine, which was wholly new to the world, and could not be demonstrated by Reason: therefore miracles were required to confirm it.
Sixthly, They were likewise endowed with miraculous gifts, so that they 1abounded in all wisdome and knowledge, as also in all tongues. For God calling them to such an Universal Office, he would not fail in bestowing of them those necessary means that did conduce thereunto. Not that it was necessary they should be endowed with the knowledge of the Mathematicks, or such other Arts, but with what was conducible to that end. Now miracles they were necessary, because they preached that Doctrine, which was wholly new to the world, and could not be demonstrated by Reason: therefore miracles were required to confirm it.
- 16. They were endowed with miraculous gifts.
Seventhly, They were the chiefest and highest Officers in the Church. They 1were the Stars of the first magnitude, these were next to Christ himself, and yet though in so exalted and glorious an Office, there was one Devil amongst them, Judas the Apostate. So that none have cause to boast in any Church-privileges. Those that are called here beatissimi and sanctissimi by their Office may be misrrrimi in hell.