The true nature of a Gospel church and its government

2. THE Context makes the same Truth evident. For,

1. THE whole ordinary Public work of the Church, is distributed into [Greek or Hebrew], and [Greek or Hebrew]; Prophecy and Ministry. For the extraordinary Gift of Prophecy is not here intended; but only that of the Interpretation of the Scripture, whose Rule is the Analogy of Faith; [Greek or Hebrew]. It is such Prophecy as is to be regulated by the Scripture it self; which gives the Proportion of Faith. And there is not any thing, in any, or both of these, Prophecy and Ministry, but it belongs unto Office in the Church. Neither is there any thing belonging unto Office in the Church, but may be reduced unto one of these, as they are all of them here, by the Apostle.

1. THE whole ordinary Publick work of the Church, is distributed into 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; Prophecy and Ministry. For the extraordinary Gift of Prophecy is not here intended; but only that of the Interpretation of the Scripture, whose Rule is the Analogy of Faith; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. It is such Prophecy as is to be regulated by the Scripture it self; which gives the Proportion of Faith. And there is not any thing, in any, or both of these, Prophecy and Ministry, but it belongs unto Office in the Church. Neither is there any thing belonging unto Office in the Church, but may be reduced unto one of these, as they are all of them here, by the Apostle.

2. THE Gifts spoken of, are in general, referred unto all them who are intended. Now these are either the whole Church, and all the Members of it, or all the Officers of the Church only. Hence it is expressed in the Plural number, [Greek or Hebrew], we having; that is, all we that are concerned herein. This cannot be all of the Church; for all the Church have not received the Gifts of Prophecy and Ministry. Nor can any distinction be made of who doth receive them, and who doth not, but with respect unto Office. And therefore,