...the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ d. And God hath set in the church, first Apostles, secondarily Prophets,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues'. But watch thou in all things ; endure afflictions ; do the work of an Evangelist; make full proof of...

...large sense as to signify, not any single particular church; but one general visible church : God hath set some in the church, first apostles, 'secondarily...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. These things I write — that thou mayest know, how thou oughtest to behave thyselTin the house of...

...graciously bestowed on the church fror/I time to time, are thus enumerated by Paul, 1 Cor. Jtii. 28, " And God hath set some in the church, first apostles...thirdly, teachers ; after that, miracles ; then gifts of healing, helps, governments diversities of tongues. To ascertain the distinction between these offices...

...the whole. And that the apostle intends this, is manifest, where he draws to a conclusion, verse 27. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular, and God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, Sec. and then he subsumes, Are all apostles, &c. Which the same...

...simplicity ; he that ruleth, with diligence." (Rom. xii. 6 — 8.) Another catalogue of officers is this, " First apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." (1 Cor. xii. 28.) " And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets ; and some, evangelists ; and some,...

...cannot be adopted. This original state of the church is thus described by the Apostle Paul. " God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily...thirdly teachers ; after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues."* Apostles and prophets are gone : gifts of healing,...

...suffer, all the members suffer with it: or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,...healings, .helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 27 Now, ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. PARAPHRASE. •21 meanest. The eye cannot...

...honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now, ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,...after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, goveruments, diversities of tongues. PARAPHRASE, body, wherein the most eminent member cannot despise...

...members rejoice with it. 27 Now, ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And (jod hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily...teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, jielps, governments, diversities of tongues. PARAPHRASE. body, wherein the most eminent member cannot...

...щеп were appointed to different offices in the various departments of Christ's government. " God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily...workers of miracles ? have all the gifts of healing ?" We consider it presumptive and arrogant for Christian teachers now to make pretensions to those...