A discourse concerning liturgies

Not to take notice, that the gift of Prayer is not reckoned amongst those that were miraculous, where we have a particular account of them, Mark ult. 1 Cor. 12. 8, 9, 10. 1 Cor. 14. It is granted by them, that, as all extraordinary¹ gifts were not conferred upon any one Person, except the Apostles; so ⟨p. 129⟩no one gift was conferred upon all; this is plain in the Apostle, 1 Cor. 12. 8, 9, 10, 11. particularly this gift of Prayer, is asserted to have been bestowed upon some one of the multitude, [Greek or Hebrew]. So² Chrysost. (whom alone, amongst the Ancients, they have to allege for it, as an extraordinary grace:) But all the believing Hebrews (all that are sanctified, to whom Jude writ, ver. 1.) are required to exercise this gift: ([Greek or Hebrew]) and all the converted Gentiles at Ephesus to whom Paul writ, are exhorted by him, to exercise it, Eph. 6. 18. (and all other Christians in them, if those Epistles be of general concernment.) Now it could not be their Duty to exercise it, if they had it not; and if they all had it, it was an ordinary gift, and continued to the Church in all Ages. And so Origen, in reference to this gift or ability, might well say, every one Prayed, [Greek or Hebrew], and [Greek or Hebrew], according to his ability: However, he that was able to conceive a Prayer himself, yet made use of Prayers formed by others, did not Pray as he was able.

Not to take notice, that the gift of Prayer is not reckoned amongst those that were miraculous, where we have a particular account of them, Mark ult. 1 Cor. 12. 8, 9, 10. 1 Cor. 14. It is granted by them, that, as all extraordinary