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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	moses_n	prophesy_v	62	3	10.0107	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89779	The temple measured: or, A brief survey of the temple mystical, which is the instituted church of Christ. Wherein are solidly and modestly discussed, most of the material questions touching the constitution and government of the visible church militant here on earth. Together with the solution of all sorts of objections which are usually framed against the model and platform of ecclesiastical polity, which is here asserted and maintained. In particular here are debated, the points of so much controversie, touching the unity of the church, the members of the church, the form of the church, and church covenant, the power of the church, the officers of the church, and their power in church-government, the power of magistrates about the church, and some church acts, as admission of members, and other things set down in the table before the book. / By James Noyes teacher of the church at Newbery in New England.	Noyes, James, 1608-1656.	1646 (1646)	Wing N1460; Thomason E359_12; ESTC R201171	85,622	104

faculties or natural offices of Church-members whether in office or out of office 1 Cor. 12.8 The Apostle reckoneth up nine several gifts but not to point out nine kinds of officers in the Churches He that prophesieth onely is not a distinct officer he that discerneth spirits onely is not a distinct officer he that speaketh tongues onely is not a distinct officer so he that teacheth he that exhorteth he that ruleth these administrations do not adaequately or completely describe so many distinct Elders in point of office all these gifts are necessary to every Elder In Cant. 4. 6. 7. The Church is described circumscribed by her feet thighes belly breasts neck lips teeth nose eyes and by the temples of her head but all these members of the Church endued with sundry and several gifts do not bespeak so many distinct Officers in the Church The head of the Church or of the Spouse seemeth to represent Christ in the Presbyterie her hair the doctrines and profession of the Presbyters hanging adhereing as hair to and upon the head her eyes nose teeth lips and neck their gifts of wisedom knowledge and discerning or of teaching and exhorting and governing The Presbyterie is like mount Carmel because it is fruitful the hair is like purple and like a flock of Goats on mount Gilead because the doctrine and profession of the ministers of Christ clothe both themselves and others with the garments of salvation The temples within the locks are the gracious and inward qualifications like to pomegranates for pleasantnesse both to the eye and tast This Presbyterie hath eyes and teeth and lips to teach exhort it hath a neck like an Armory a nose like the Tower of Libanon that looketh towards Damascus these signifie the gifts of government whereby the Church is defended against its enemies both within and without the enemy of Israel was Damascus especially and therefore the Spirit of God chuseth it to point out the enemies of the Christian Church This may suffice for to illustrate the discourse of the Apostle concerning the gifts and members of the Church 1 Cor. 12. The Prophets 1 Cor. 14. Pro. 4. do not maintain any standing Ordinance of prophecying in the Churches Elders are the onely standing teachers in the Church in point of ordinary execution 1. Those in the 1 Cor. 14 are called Prophets and their administration is called prophecying this arguoth an eminency of gift both in respect of the matter of it and also in respect of the manner of coming by it Prophesie when it is taken properly notes an eminent administration and that from special inspiration throughout all the Scripture Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun c. are said to prophesie 1 Chron. 25. these may be said to prophesie figuratively and yet it is certain that Asaph Heman and Jeduthun were extraordinarily taught by the Spirit of God and it is probable that their children also were eminent under them in this respect The Spirit of God helped them to indite Prophetical Psalmes and also to perform their other musical administrations why else was this office so transcending the other functions of the other Levites Bezaliel Samuel David Asaph Heman Jeduthun and their sons Elisha and the children of the Prophets all these were singularly instructed by the Spirit for the service of God for the work of the Tabernacle and Temple in doctrinal and musical administrations in vocal and organical musick And all these were types of the ministers of the Gospel 1 Sam. 15.20 and of all other which are taught by the Spirit to make melody in their hearts and in their administrations unto God Our David hath invented us to be instruments of musick we are onely the people that are ordained to shew forth the praise of our God The Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is supposed to signifie such an one cui Deus arcana revelat Asaph Heman Jeduthun and their sons also at least some of them obtained special cunning through the special inspiration of the Spirit of God and therefore they are said to prophecie this may be sufficient for the clearing of that place Aaron is said to be Moses his Prophet Exod. 7.1 the reason is because the dictates and oracles of God from the mouth of Moses as Prophets were wont to speak immediaely from Gods mouth 2. Prophesie is expressed to be one of the gifts which were extraordinarily conferred in those times 1 Cor. 12. 3. It was an usual effect of imposition of hands 4. How should so many in so short a time acquire such ability to speak by ordinary means Interpreters do generally apprehend those Prophets to be in an especial manner inspired The Etymologie in the Greek is known to speak much the use of it in Scripture speaks more The common-members may be thought to prophesie as well as Elders 1 Cor. 11. because the gift of the Spirit was vouchsafed to Elders and others 5. Prophesie is made to answer to revelation doctrine to answer to knowledge the latter phrases do explicate the former 1 Cor. 14.6 and the Apostle 1 Cor. 13. maketh mention of the gift of Prophesie as a singular gift of the Spirit in those dayes 6. All that were standing preachers according to the Scripture were sent of God by some special calling mediate or immediate directly or indirectly expresly or by good and manifest consequence Object Their gift was not infallible they were not of the highest order of Prophets such as are spoken of Ephes 4. Answ Their gift did excel the common gift or the gift that was common to all members as hath been discoursed 2. The gift was miraculous in respect of the manner of comming by it and a like gift in these daies being not so circumstantiated doth not so edifie tongues were then of publike use in common members partly because they were miraculously conferred tongues now are not of publike use in the Church in common members when Elders have the same 3. Now there is no reason why an inferiour gift should be ordinarily exercised by such as are not in state of office if any should be permitted ordinarily to teach together with the Elder they are the Deacons and yet it is not the Deacons office ordinarily to teach in publike The Elders or Church may intreat such as have dedicated themselves to the ministerie and others also in some cases to exercise a gift of edification but not in way of standing office or ordinance The Elders are called Teachers because it is their office to teach ordinarily The Priests did onely blow the Trumpets under the Law to denote the Office of the Elders under the Gospel The Levites might carry the Ark the Table c. but the Priest onely did uncover the Table the Altar c. Numb 10.8 this was to shew that the Elders onely have authority to open the Tables of Gods Law and to reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom of God in the way of standing Office It was onely the