A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…

IV. The next thing to be observed, is the enduing the apostles and others, with extraordinary and miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost; such as the gift of tongues, the gift of healing, of prophecy, &c The Spirit of God was poured out in great abundance in this respect, so that not only ministers, but a very great part of the Christians through the world were endued with them, both old and young; not only officers and more honourable persons, but the meaner sort of people, servants and handmaids, were commonly endued with them, agreeable to Joel's prophecy, Joel ii.28 29. of which prophecy the Apostle Peter takes notice, that it is accomplished in this dispensation, Acts ii.11.

How wonderful a dispensation was this! Under the Old Testament, but few had such honours put up •n them by God. Moses wished that all the Lord's people were prophets, Numb xi.29; whereas Joshua thought it much that Eld•d and Medad prophesied. But now we find the wish of Moses fulfilled. This continued in a very considerable degree to the end of the apostolic age, or the first hundred years after the birth of Christ, which is therefore called the age of miracles.

How wonderful a dispensation was this! Under the Old Testament, but few had such honors put up •n them by God. Moses wished that all the Lord's people were prophets, N•mb xi.29; whereas Joshua thought it much that Eld•d and Medad prophesied. But now we find the wish of Moses fulfilled. This continued in a very considerable degree to the end of the apostolic age, or the first hundred years after the birth of Christ, which is therefore called the age of miracles.