A30242:346
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
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations ON THE Third Chapter of t… › 1 COR. 1.12. And I of Christ?
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But I shall not consider any further this division, that did exalt Instruments, and Ministers too high.
I come therefore to those that did offend on the contrary way, and that is such, Who did so set up Christ, as to neglect Paul, Apollo, and the Instruments of their faith. For here two contrary factions are forbidden, which are very frequent in the Church; and oh that this age were not infected with this disease! Some did glory in their teachers, boasting of them in a contentious way, to the contempt of others. Others again, they ran into the clean contrary, and contemned all Teachers, all the Prophets, and pretended to be taught by Christ only.
I come therefore to those that did offend on the contrary way, and that is such, Who did so set up Christ, as to neglect Paul, Apollo, and the Instruments of their faith. For here two contrary factions are forbidden, which are very frequent in the Church; and oh that this age were not infected with this disease! Some did glory in their teachers, boasting of them in a contentious way, to the contempt of others. Others again, they ranne into the clean contrary, and contemned all Teachers, all the Prophets, and pretended to be taught by Christ onely.
And I of Christ.] To open the word, we must acquaint you, that many of the Ancients thought, they that said thus, I am of Christ, were not to be reproved, but are instanced in, as an example, that they all should follow. Yea, Chrysostom thinketh this to be Pauls words; others said, I am of Paul, I am of Apollo, but saith Paul, I am of Christ. Thus they expounded it, thinking it not matter of reproof, for any to say, they were of Christ, and (they say) Pauls arguments would hold for this, as much as they did against glorying in men. For though Paul was not crucified for them, yet Christ was. Though they were not baptized into Pauls name, yet they were into Christs. But to answer this: It's true absolutely and simply, it's not a sin, but a duty, for every believer to say, he is of Christ, To call no man Master, but Christ, therefore he is called a Christian, because a worshipper of Christ. And the Apostle