A30242:435
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.
In the next place, This latter sort of Gifts are of two sorts: Either Extraordinary, 1such as the Spirit of God gave immediately, without any humane industry or labour. And thus in the Primitive Times of the Church, their Gifts were extraordinary: For though the Apostles were at first Tradesmen and illiterate; yet ere they had a public Commission to preach to all the world, they had the Spirit of God extraordinarily descending on them in cloven Tongues: That as diversity of Tongues did once destroy Babel, so this variety of Tongues, would destroy the Devils Kingdom. So that the gifts of Tongues, the gift of Interpretation, and many of those things we read of, 1 Cor. 12. they were extraordinary: According to the Prophecy of Joel, Act. 2. That God would pour his Spirit on them, and their old men, and young men, should see Visions, and dream Dreams. These were extraordinary. But because such extraordinary gifts were in the nature of Miracles to confirm the Apostles Doctrine, and their Mission from God, they now cease.
In the next place, This latter sort of Gifts are of two sorts: Either Extraordinary, 1such as the Spirit of God gave immediately, without any humane industry or labour. And thus in the Primitive Times of the Church, their Gifts were extraordinary: For though the Apostles were at first Tradesmen and illiterate; yet ere they had a publique Commission to preach to all the world, they had the Spirit of God extraordinarily descending on them in cloven Tongues: That as diversity of Tongues did once destroy Babel, so this variety of Tongues, would destroy the Devils Kingdom. So that the gifts of Tongues, the gift of Interpretation, and many of those things we read of, 1 Cor. 12. they were extraordinary: According to the Prophesie of Joel, Act. 2. That God would pour his Spirit on them, and their old men, and young men, should see Visions, and dream Dreames. These were extraordinary. But because such extraordinary gifts were in the nature of Miracles to confirm the Apostles Doctrine, and their Mission from God, they now cease.