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A87721	Seekers supplied, or Three and forty non-church queries by Scripture answered. Penned and publish't for the vindication of Christs commands, and edification and confirmation of his people. / By Thomas Killcop, servant to Christ Iesus, the King of Kings.	Killcop, Thomas.	1646 (1646)	Wing K439; Thomason E359_14; ESTC R201173	11,591	18

not the life and power of Gospel ministrations for they lived and acted without them as I minded in querie the 6. how Iohn and Christ Disciple administred in a Gospel way when they had not such gifts That John was a Gospeller see further Mat. 11.10.12 Marke 1.12.4 Luke 16.16 Que. 20 Whether the death of the Visible bodie of Christ was not the death of the visible ministries and ministrations of the Law Ans Yea and well it may being the substantiall Antitype of those Types and shadowes Col. 2.17 Heb. 9.9 10 11. 10 1 2. Que. 21 Whether the death of the visible power of Christ by the ceasing of the visible gifts of the holy spirit was not the death of the visible ministries and ministrations of the Gospel Ans The ceasing of gifts cannot kill Gospell ministries or ministrations of Worship first because they never had life by them as querie 6. and 18. Secondly neither were Gospel administrations shadowes of these gifts as the ministeries of the Law were of Christs death Que. 22 Whether it be possible for any man to be a true visible Preacher or Minister of worship in any other kind according to Rom. 12.6.7 2 Cor. 12.3 7. Ephes 4.7 2 Tim. 4.14 15. 1 Pet. 4.10.11 unlesse he hath received or been visiblie baptized with the holy spirit that if way be manifest to sence that it is imediatly or mediatly after a supernaturall way from God Ans T is doubtlesse possible for such to be visible Preachers and Ministers of worship that have neither gift of miracle nor the spirits baptisme as is proved in quetie 6. Que. 23 Whether if any can or at least will pretend to administer in a Gospell way visibly who are dead to it for want of visible life by gifts why may not every one that can and will pretend it Ans I have oft proved that the want of gifts make not men dead to administrations Secondly though beleeving men in the ways of God may administer yet first unbeleevers may not Psal 50.16.17 Secondly Non-participaters though beleevers may not when Christs wayes are afoot for Christ himselfe would not preach the Gospel but first be baptized to fulfill righteousnesse even a righteous order Mat. 3.15 and 4.23 And Paul though appointed to witnesse Christ to the Gentiles must first be baptized Acts 22.15 16. Thirdly beleeving women though baptized may not in the Church by administring usurp authority 1 Cor. 14.34 1. Tim. 2. Que. 24 Whether any beleever now living in the world can truly say he is visibly baptized with the holy spirit according to Acts 8 15 16.17 and 10 44.45 and 19.2 and many other places Ans First I have proved this baptisme not to be alwayes visible from Acts 10.45.46 Secondly everie baptized beleever since Christ assention is or shall be little or much baptized with the holy spirit or else God keeps not promise Acts 2.17 18.38.39 Iohn 7.38.39 Beleevers without this are without their earnest and likewise unsealed Ephes 1.13.14 which I doubt the Querer is Que. 25 Whether any beleever now living in the world can shew what this particular gift or gifts are and after what manner or forme particular gifts are to be administred as the gift of knowledge wisedome faith miracles prophesie disearning of spirits tongues interpretation of tongues c. 1 Cor. 12.8.9 What the baptisme of the spirit the Birth-right of every called one is I purpose God assisting to declare fully from Acts 19. In a booke which I shall intitle A two fold baptisme in the meane while see the substance of it in Acts 2.18 in these words On my servants and handmaids will I poure my spirit and they shall prophesie Ans God will poure his spirit on them that is the gift and they shall prophesie that is the effect they shall be filled with the holy spirit as a fountaine is filled with water that is the gift and the fulnesse within shall bubble forth that is the effect as Iohn 7.38 39. Acts 2.4 The appearance of fierie tongues is an overplus in the gift and the speaking with tongues is an overplus in the effect Que. 26 Whether any that hath a visibile gits or gifts of the spirit must not of necessity know that he hath so Ans T is likely he should yet I conceive it may possibly be otherwise For Sampson thought the spirit abode with him when it was gon Iudg. 16.20 Que. 27 Whether any that hath a visible gift or gifts of the spirit must not of necessity administer infallibly when he administers by them Ans Yea doubtlesse 1 Cor. 12.3 Qu. 28 Whether any one that hath a visible gift or gifts of the spirit administring sometime by them and sometime beside them must not of necessitie know when he administers infallibly by them and when beside them As well at least as any Officer in commission or any Souldier of or in any Armie or any Officer or member of a civill state can tell when he administers or acts according to his commission institution bi●th priveledges c. and when it is not Ans We have our Commissions institutions c. not from gifts but from the written word 1 Cor. 14.37 Gal. 1 8 9 2 Pet. 1.17.18.19 Secondly there is a possibillity for people thus gifted to be mistaken in this kind For the Corinthians which came short in no gift 1 Cor. 1.5 6.7 Supposed the spirit taught them to let women teach in the Church 1 Cor. 14.35 36 37 38. and the Galatians had these gifts and yet that was errour which they tooke for truth and they fell backward when they thought they went forward Gal. 3.2 3.5 and yet all the Saints gifted or not gifted are in some things infallible Iohn 21.24 and 1 Iohn 5 18 19 20. Que. 29 Whether any that hath a visible gift or gifts of the spirit must not of necessitie know when he administers each severall gift Ans No we may possibly thinke we administer the gift of wisedome when envie is in us or the gift of knowledge when pride hath possest us or uncharitablenesse but are deceived Iam. 3.13.14 15. 1 Cor. 8.1 2 3. Que. 30 Whether it be not necessary that the visible gifts of the holy spirit should continue in the Church as long as there is a Church to distinguish between christian and antichristian spirits As in civill affaires officers and members of a civill state should have visible commissions institutions birth-priveledges c. to distinguish them from false intruders Ans First any man indude with reason will deny those gifts which you call visible to be Commissions and institutions Secondly civill Commissions and institutions are written so are ours as before minded Thirdly to distinguish between Antichristian and Christian spirits was not Christs end for gifts as querie 18. Fourthly Antichristians shall by miracles deceive all except the Elect. Mat. 24.24 Rev. 13.13 14 15. Que. 31 Whether the visible Church want not members when any of the gifts are wanting