...assembled congregation. Another scriptural authority for the distinct office of ruling, is 1 Cor. xii. 28 : " And God hath set some in the church, first...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." Here we have a number of officers mentioned, some of which, according to the opinion of many, are temporary...

...chapter from verse 12 to 31, inclusive): — "Now ye are the body of Chnst, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first Apostles,...thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. " Whatever position the ministry may hold in the...

...multitude. Again, at the close of the chapter, he resumes his first enumeration, and saith,'God hath set some in the Church, first Apostles, secondarily...miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diverr* shies of tongues. Are all Apostles? are all prophets: are all teachers ? are all workers of...

...combining his illustrations together, he says, " Ye are the members of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the Church ; first, apostles...thirdly, teachers ; after that, miracles ; then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." God hath distributed these in the Church, as...

...necessary to constitute one body. So it is in " the body of Christ," which is his Church, for " God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets ? are all teachers ? are all workers of miracles ?" 1 Cor. xii....

...every member, and especially every minister, hath his own proper use and employment. For " God hath set some in the church ; first apostles; secondarily,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues .... and some evangelists ; and some, pastors and teachers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for...

...whereof Christ is the Head ; and are the several and particular limbs and members of that Body. XII. 28. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. And God hath set and appointed men in several ranks and degrees in his Church ; first, Apostles ; then,...

...whereof Christ is the Head; and are the several and particular limbs and members of that Body. XII. 28. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. , And God hath set and appointed men in several ranks and degrees in his Church; first, Apostles ;...

...suffer, all the members suffer with it ; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular....church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teach ers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues....

...exhorters, the very class of individuals whom this Institution employs. So, when he writes again, " God bath set some in the Church ; first, apostles ; secondarily,...healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues ;" he expressly recognises, not only apostles and prophets, but also teachers and helps ; which helps...