The true nature of a Gospel church and its government

IT is true, that in the First Churches, not only some, but all who had received Spiritual Light in the Gifts of knowledge and utterance, did teach and instruct others as they had opportunity, 1 Pet. 5.8, 9, 10, 11. Hence, the Heathen Philosophers, as Celsus in particular, objected to the Christians of old, that they suffered Sutlers, and Weavers, and Cobblers to teach among them, which, they who knew that Paul himself, their great Apostle, wrought at a Trade not much better, were not offended at. Of this sort were the Disciples mentioned, Act. 8.4. So was Aquila, Act. 18.26. and the many Prophets in the Church of Corinth, 2 Epist. Chap. 1.14. But,

IT is true, that in the First Churches, not only some, but all who had received Spiritual Light in the Gifts of knowledge and utterance, did teach and instruct others as they had opportunity, 1 Pet. 5.8, 9, 10, 11. Hence, the Heathen Philosophers, as Celsus in particular, objected to the Christians of old, that they suffered Sutlers, and Weavers, and Coblers to teach among them, which, they who knew that Paul himself, their great Apostle, wrought at a Trade not much better, were not offended at. Of this sort were the Disciples mentioned, Act. 8.4. So was Aquila, Act. 18.26. and the many Prophets in the Church of Corinth, 2 Epist. Chap. 1.14. But,

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