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Now having spoken of the end for which spiritual gifts are given, vers. 7. he reckoneth up nine of those several spiritual gifts, vers. 8, 9, 10. he declareth them to be given to several members of the Church (not all to any one) that so every member might stand in need of the help and gifts one of another; and thus having discoursed of the variety of spiritual gifts and their use, he cometh in vers. 28. to 31. to declare the variety of spiritual administrations (that is, Ministries or offices) which God hath set in his Church, and reckoneth up eight. First Apostles, secondarily Prophets, under whom your Evangelists are comprehended, as being of equal rank with them: thirdly Teachers, under whom he includeth Pastors also, the office of both whom, was to teach or practise in the Church; after that miracles, or as the word in the original is, powers, to wit, to cast out Devils, or to do the like works; then gifts of healing, helps, (opitulations) that is, Deacons, governments (who else can they be but governing Elders? for we hear of teaching Elders before;) lastly, the gifts of tongues, true it is indeed, the Apostle reckoned up three of these before for spiritual gifts, [Greek or Hebrew] vers. 9, 10. Miracles, or powers, gifts of healing, kinds of tongues; but here he reckoneth ⟨p. 17⟩them, not as spiritual gifts, and graces, for that were a tautology, and unsuitable to the method of his discourse, but speaketh of them as several functions or offices, wherein these gifts were exercised.

Now having spoken of the end for which spirituall gifts are given, vers. 7. hee reckoneth up nine of those severall spirituall gifts, vers. 8, 9, 10. hee declareth them to be given to severall members of the Church (not all to any one) that so every member might stand in need of the help and gifts one of another; and thus having discoursed of the variety of spirituall gifts and their use, he cometh in vers. 28. to 31. to declare the variety of spirituall administrations (that is, Ministeries or offices) which God hath set in his Church, and reckoneth up eight. First Apostles, secondarily Prophets, under whom your Euangelists are comprehended, as being of equall rank with them: thirdly Teachers, under whom he includeth Pastors also, the office of both whom, was to teach or practise in the Church; after that miracles, or as the word in the originall is, powers, to wit, to cast out Devils, or to do the like works; then gifts of healing, helps, (opitulations) that is, Deacons, governments (who else can they be but governing Elders? for we heare of teaching Elders before;) lastly, the gifts of tongues, true it is indeed, the Apostle reckoned up three of these before for spirituall gifts, vers. 9, 10. Miracles, or powers, gifts of healing, kinds of tongues; but here he reckoneth