A30242:1237
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fourthly, The wisdom of the Spirit is seen in that no one man hath all. As all men have not the same face, but some difference there is, which makes Gods providence admirable in this particular: So all have not the same gifts, some are for the word of Doctrine, some for the word of Exhortation; and all this is, ⟨p. 212⟩that there being a mutual excelling of one another, there might be no envy or schism in the body.
Fourthly, The wisdome of the Spirit is seen in that no one man hath all. As all men have not the same face, but some difference there is, which makes Gods providence admirable in this particular: So all have not the same gifts, some are for the word of Doctrine, some for the word of Exhortation; and all this is, ⟨p. 212⟩that there being a mutual excelling of one another, there might be no envy or schisme in the body.
Use of Instruction, What cause we Ministers, and you people have, to pray for this Spirit of God, without which we preach in vain, and you hear in vain. As Moses said to God, Unless thou go along with us, we will not go up. O Lord, if the presence of thy Spirit be not with us, we cannot discharge those duties, who is sufficient to preach? Who is sufficient to hear? Oh it should be like a sword in our bowels, to think we feel no more of him in our Assemblies! Arise, O North wind, and blow, O South (saith the Church) that the spices may send forth their smell, Cantic. 4.16. Oh that the Spirit of God would thus arise in our hearts, that our gifts may be successful, that our graces may flourish!
Ʋse of Instruction, What cause we Ministers, and you people have, to pray for this Spirit of God, without which we preach in vain, and you hear in vain. As Moses said to God, Ʋnlesse thou go along with us, we will not go up. O Lord, if the presence of thy Spirit be not with us, we cannot discharge those duties, who is sufficient to preach? Who is sufficient to hear? Oh it should be like a sword in our bowels, to think we feel no more of him in our Assemblies! Arise, O North winde, and blow, O South (saith the Church) that the spices may send forth their smell,