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The way of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The way of churches…The vvay of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The vvay of churches…
The way of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The way of churches walking in brotherly equality, or co-ordination, without subjection of one church to another measured and examined bight golden reed of the sanctuary, containing a full declaration of the church-way in all particulars / by Mr. J. Cotton ...The vvay of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The vvay of churches walking in brotherly equalitie, or co-ordination, without subjection of one church to another measured and examined bythe golden reed of the sanctuary, containing a full declaration of the church-way in all particulars / by Mr. J. Cotton ...
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1645
THE Way of the Churches of Christ in NEW-ENGLAND, Measured by the G… › Chapter 2 › Section 1
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If it be said, the difference of those actions do not argue a diversity of functions, but both teaching and exhorting are co-incident to one and the same Office, as being several actions of several gifts, not of several Officers:
If it be said, the difference of those actions doe not argue a diversitie of functions, but both teaching and exhorting are co-incident to one and the same Office, as being severall actions of severall gifts, not of severall Officers:
Answ. The contrary is evident from the Text, as may appear by three several reasons from the words of the Text.
Answ. The contrary is evident from the Text, as may appeare by three severall reasons from the words of the Text.
Reas. 1. From the words which the Apostle useth, [Greek or Hebrew], which do not distribute several gifts only, but several persons, to whom those several gifts are severally committed, according as the same Apostle distributeth the same divers sorts of gifts to the same divers sorts of persons, 1 Cor. 12.8. To one (saith he) is given a word of wisdom, (to wit, for direction of practice, whereto the Pastor attendeth) to another the word of knowledge (to wit, for direction of the judgement) whereto the teacher attendeth, and both by the same Spirit, who distributeth to every man severally, ver. 11.
Reas. 1. From the words which the Apostle useth, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which doe not distribute severall gifts onely, but severall persons, to whom those severall gifts are severally committed, according as the same Apostle distributeth the same divers sorts of gifts to the same divers sorts of persons,