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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 2
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Secondly, When he enlarged their Commission, before they did execute it, they are commanded to stay at Jerusalem, where they received the holy Ghost in a wonderful manner, and were enabled to speak in all strange tongues, and were also enabled to work miracles for the confirmation of their Doctrine. Now let the Adversaries demonstrate such an extraordinary effusion of Gods Spirit on them, and we shall not envy, if all the Lords people can so prophesy. And
Secondly, When he enlarged their Commission, before they did execute it, they are commanded to stay at Jerusalem, where they received the holy Ghost in a wonderfull manner, and were inabled to speak in all strange tongues, and were also inabled to work miracles for the confirmation of their Doctrine. Now let the Adversaries demonstrate such an extraordinary effusion of Gods Spirit on them, and we shall not envy, if all the Lords people can so prophesie. And
Lastly, As soon as they were called at the very first, they left their trades, they gave themselves to attend upon their work they had undertaken, whereas these plead for the retaining of their Calling still; private Christians then, though they are allowed to improve their gifts in a mutual edifying way, and may (if they will) find matter enough to exercise themselves therein, yet they may not usurp this Authority and Office in the Church, without a lawful Call thereunto.
Lastly, As soon as they were called at the very first, they left their trades, they gave themselves to attend upon their work they had undertaken, whereas these plead for the retaining of their Calling still; private Christians then, though they are allowed to improve their gifts in a mutual edifying way, and may (if they will) find matter enough to exercise themselves therein, yet they may not usurp this Authority and Office in the Church, without a lawfull Call thereunto.