Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…

(§ 13.) THE Power that these Officers in the Church were entrusted with, was Extraordinary: For this is a certain Consequent of an Extraordinary Call, and Extraordinary Gifts. And this Power respected all Churches in the World equally; yea, and all Persons, as the Apostles also did. But whereas their Ministry was subordinate unto that of the Apostles, they were by them guided as to the particular places wherein they were to exercise their Power, and discharge their Office for a Season. This is evident from Paul's Disposal of Titus as to his Work and Time, Tit. 1. 5. Chap. 3. 12. But yet their Power did at no time depend on their Relation unto any particular place or Church, nor were they ever Ordained to any one Place or See more than another. But the Extent of their Employment was every way as large as that of the Apostles, both as to the World and as to the Churches; only in their present particular Disposal of themselves, they were, as it is probable, for the most part under the Guidance of the Apostles; although sometimes they had particular Revelations and Directions from the Holy Ghost, or by the Ministry of Angels, for their especial Employment, as Philip had, Acts 8. 26.

(§ 13.) THE Power that these Officers in the Church were entrusted with, was Extraordinary: For this is a certain Consequent of an Extraordinary Call, and Extraordinary Gifts. And this Power respected all Churches in the World equally; yea, and all Persons, as the Apostles also did. But whereas their Ministry was subordinate unto that of the Apostles, they were by them guided as to the particular places wherein they were to exercise their Power, and discharge their Office for a Season. This is evident from Paul's Disposal of Titus as to his Work and Time, Tit. 1. 5. Chap. 3. 12. But yet their Power did at no time depend on their Relation unto any particular place or Churcb, nor were they ever Ordained to any one Place or See more than another. But the Extent of their Employment was every way as large as that of the Apostles, both as to the World and as to the Churches; only in their present particular Disposal of themselves, they were, as it is probable, for the most part under the Guidance of the Apostles; although sometimes they had particular Revelations and Directions from the Holy Ghost, or by the Ministry of Angels, for their especial Employment, as Philip had,