An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…

We must not under pretence of giving Christ all the honour, dishonour those that are set over us by Christ. We have a notable expression of the Apostle Paul, 1 Cor. 1. 12. where reproving the dissentions of the Church of Corinth: There are some (saith he) that say we are of Paul, and others we are of Apollo, and others said, we are of Cephas, & others we are of Christ. Why, are these all blamed? how could those that said that they held of Christ be blamed? It is apparent that the Apostle blames them all, as well those that said they did hold of Christ, as those that said they did hold of Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas. How is that?

We must not under pretence of giving Christ all the honour, dishonour those that are set over us by Christ. We have a notable expression of the Apostle Paul, 1 Cor. 1. 12. where reproving the dissentions of the Church of Corinth: There are some (saith he) that say we are of Paul, and others wee are of Apollo, and others said, we are of Cephas, & others we are of Christ. Why, are these all blamed? how could those that said that they held of Christ be blarned? It is apparent that the Apostle blames them all, as well those that said they did hold of Christ, as those that said they did hold of Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas. How is that?

Thus. Among the Corinths there were some that made divisions, some were for some officer, others for others; we are for Paul said some, we for Apollo said others, and we for Cephas, and for our parts (said others) we are for none of them all, we are neither for Paul, nor for Apollo, nor for Cephas, but we are for Christ, what are men? what are officers? what are Ordinances? what are all those to us? Christ is all in all unto us, he is our head, and we are complete in him, and we hold upon him, we are for neither of all the other. These are blamed as well as the other. We must so hold upon Christ, as yet to give all due honour to the Ordinances, to the Institutions, to the Officers and Offices of Christ. Yet I confess when any that are in Christs stead to dispense his ordinances unto us, if they prove to be wicked, of all people in the world they are the most contemptible, and a just judgement of God t is upon them. Isaiah, 9. 15. The ancient and honourable, he is the head, and the Prophet that teacher lies, he is the tail,