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A42771
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A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are discussed and resolved ... / by Mr. George Gillespie ... ; published by Mr. Patrik Gillespie ...
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Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.; Gillespie, Patrick, 1617-1675.
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prophet_n if_o not_o upon_o those_o scripture_n which_o be_v apply_v by_o some_o to_o the_o prophesy_a brethren_n or_o gift_a church-member_n 8._o there_o be_v but_o three_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n prophesy_v which_o i_o can_v find_v any_o where_o else_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 1._o for_o such_o prophesy_a as_o be_v competent_a to_o all_o convert_v and_o gift_a person_n when_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o illumination_n and_o speak_v with_o other_o tongue_n as_o the_o spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n in_o which_o sense_n joel_n foretell_v that_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o son_n hand_n maid_n as_o well_o as_o man-servant_n young_a and_o old_a shall_v prophesy_v act_v 2._o 17_o 18._o which_o be_v according_o fulfil_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o penticost_n for_o act_n 1._o 14._o and_o 2._o 1._o 4._o this_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v pour_v out_o upon_o all_o the_o disciple_n man_n and_o woman_n 2._o for_o such_o prophesy_a â—…s_o be_v the_o preach_n of_o ordinary_a minister_n although_o i_o know_v no_o text_n where_o without_o any_o controversy_n the_o word_n be_v use_v for_o the_o ordinary_a ministerial_a preach_n yet_o i_o understand_v the_o word_n to_o be_v use_v in_o this_o sense_n though_o by_o allusion_n only_o where_o of_o before_o revel_v 11._o 3._o and_o i_o will_v give_v power_n unto_o my_o two_o witness_n and_o they_o shall_v prophesy_v a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o day_n clothe_v in_o sackcloth_n 3._o for_o extraordinary_a prophesy_v from_o immediate_a and_o miraculous_a inspiration_n in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v often_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v anon_o but_o a_o four_o sense_n viz._n the_o prophesy_v of_o gift_a brethren_n not_o sister_n out_o of_o office_n and_o that_o public_o and_o by_o a_o ordinary_a gift_n i_o can_v find_v no_o where_o and_o if_o we_o go_v either_o high_o or_o low_o than_o the_o ordinary_a pastoral_n preach_v woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n may_v prophesy_v in_o the_o scripture_n language_n prophetess_n as_o well_o as_o prophet_n 9_o the_o apostle_n plain_o distinguish_v prophecy_n both_o from_o the_o word_n of_o knowledge_n and_o from_o the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 8._o 9_o 10_o for_o to_o one_o be_v give_v by_o the_o spirit_n the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n to_o another_o the_o word_n of_o knowledge_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n to_o another_o pprophecy_n now_o what_o be_v that_o gift_n and_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v give_v to_o gift_a and_o prophesying-member_n must_v it_o not_o fall_v under_o that_o enumeration_n 1_o cor_n 12._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o be_v it_o then_o the_o interpretation_n oâ—…_n open_v of_o scripture_n that_o be_v the_o teacher_n part_n the_o word_n of_o knowledge_n be_v it_o both_o to_o interpreâ—…_n and_o apply_v scripture_n that_o be_v the_o pastor_n part_n the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n be_v it_o to_o prophesy_v that_o be_v more_o nor_o either_o the_o word_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n and_o be_v therefore_v 〈◊〉_d from_o both_o 10._o in_o that_o text_n last_o cite_v pprophecy_n be_v mention_v not_o only_o as_o a_o gift_n by_o which_o the_o spirit_n work_v for_o the_o profit_n and_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n but_o as_o a_o ministry_n function_n and_o adâ—…inistration_n in_o the_o church_n for_o veâ—…s_n 4._o 5_o 6._o the_o apostle_n teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v diversitiâ—…s_n 1_o of_o gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o of_o administration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o of_o operation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereafter_o in_o reference_n to_o all_o these_o three_o he_o add_v the_o enumeration_n of_o the_o particular_n ver_fw-la 8._o 9_o 10._o in_o a_o prophet_n hterefore_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ministerium_fw-la as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v frequent_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o the_o ministry_n not_o only_o of_o rule_v elder_n and_o deacon_n rome_n 12._o 7._o of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n yea_o of_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n ephes_n 4._o 12._o col_fw-fr 4._o 17._o 2_o tim_n 4._o 5._o 11._o act_n 1._o 17._o 25._o and_o 12._o 25._o and_o 20._o 24._o and_o 2â—…_n 19_o rom._n 11._o 13._o 2_o cor_n 4._o 1._o and_o 5._o 18._o and_o 6._o 3._o and_o 9_o 1._o and_o else_o where_o the_o english_a translator_n in_o these_o place_n render_v it_o sometime_o ministry_n sometime_o office_n sometime_o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o any_o minister_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a saint_n by_o charity_n and_o alm_n but_o no_o body_n that_o i_o know_v do_v imagine_v or_o can_v imagine_v that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n 1_o cor_n 12._o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v join_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o prophet_n in_o these_o primitive_a time_n have_v a_o office_n or_o ministry_n in_o the_o church_n 11._o the_o word_n prophesy_v be_v often_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o that_o which_o be_v extraordinary_a and_o by_o revelation_n mat._n 26._o 68_o rev_n 1._o 3._o act_n 21._o 9_o luke_n 1._o 67._o revel_v 22._o 10._o 19_o revel_v 10._o 11._o mark_n 7._o 6._o 1_o peter_n 1._o 10._o jud_v 14._o john_n baptist_n be_v call_v a_o prophet_n luke_n 1._o 76._o and_o 7._o 28._o matth_n 21._o 26._o and_o 14._o 5._o christ_n himself_o be_v call_v a_o prophet_n matth._n 13._o 57_o luke_n 7._o 16_o and_o 24._o 19_o john_n 4._o 19_o and_o 9_o 17._o elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n be_v call_v a_o false_a prophet_n acts._n 13._o 6._o prophesy_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v join_v with_o other_o miraculous_a gift_n mat_n 7._o 22._o many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n act_n 19_o 6._o and_o when_o paul_n lay_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v on_o they_o and_o they_o speak_v with_o tongue_n and_o prophesy_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o word_n use_v when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o cajaphas_n prophesy_v john_n 11._o 51._o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v for_o prophetical_a prediction_n 1_o tim_n 1._o 18._o according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n which_o go_v before_o on_o the_o rev._n 2._o 22._o jezebel_n do_v call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n 12_o prophecy_n as_o paul_n speak_v of_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o common_a privilege_n of_o gift_a saint_n out_o of_o office_n that_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o special_a and_o rare_a gift_n which_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o have_v or_o can_v have_v 1_o cor._n 13._o 2._o and_o though_o i_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n and_o understand_v all_o mystery_n and_o all_o knowledge_n which_o stand_v there_o between_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o miracle_n again_o 1_o cor_n 14._o 16._o now_o brethren_n if_o i_o come_v unto_o you_o speak_v with_o tongue_n what_o shall_v i_o prosite_a you_o except_o i_o shall_v speak_v unto_o you_o either_o by_o revelation_n or_o by_o knowledge_n or_o by_o prophesy_v or_o by_o doctrine_n the_o first_o two_o revelation_n and_o knowledge_n be_v immanent_a in_o the_o apostle_n the_o other_o two_o prophesy_v and_o doctrine_n be_v transient_a from_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o church_n what_o shall_v my_o gift_n of_o tongue_n profit_v you_o say_v he_o or_o how_o shall_v you_o be_v edify_v or_o satisfy_v thereby_o unless_o either_o i_o utter_v some_o revelation_n unto_o you_o by_o prophesy_v or_o utter_v my_o knowledge_n unto_o you_o by_o doctrine_n so_o distinguish_v prophesy_v from_o doctrine_n as_o great_a than_o it_o because_o prophesy_v proceed_v from_o revelation_n doctrine_n from_o knowledge_n in_o he_o that_o teach_v 13._o i_o have_v yet_o another_o reason_n which_o i_o think_v will_v be_v a_o hard_a knot_n to_o our_o dissent_v brethren_n the_o apostle_n compare_v in_o that_o 14._o chap_n the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n he_o commend_v both_o as_o desirable_a vers_fw-la 1._o and_o wish_v to_o they_o all_o both_o these_o gift_n vers_fw-la 6._o but_o rather_o prophesy_v as_o comparative_o the_o better_a for_o edify_v the_o church_n et_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la non_fw-la variant_n speciem_fw-la there_o be_v both_o good_a and_o desirable_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n give_v to_o profit_n withal_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 7_o 10_o 11._o the_o apostle_n also_o allow_v as_o many_o to_o speak_v with_o tongue_n in_o
it_o can_v he_o not_o deceive_v the_o soul_n syllogistical_o by_o false_a reason_n as_o well_o as_o positive_o by_o false_a suggestion_n i_o answer_v no_o doubt_n he_o can_v and_o often_o do_v yet_o the_o mistake_n of_o mark_n may_v be_v rectify_v in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n but_o the_o reject_v and_o slight_v of_o all_o mark_n can_v be_v rectify_v but_o be_v a_o certain_a and_o unavoidable_a snare_n to_o the_o soul_n if_o mark_n of_o grace_n become_v snare_n to_o the_o reprobate_n that_o prove_v nothing_o against_o the_o use_n of_o mark_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o snare_n and_o a_o gin_n to_o the_o reprobate_n that_o they_o may_v go_v and_o fall_v backward_o and_o be_v break_v and_o snare_v and_o take_v yet_o the_o word_n be_v in_o itself_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n so_o the_o way_n of_o mark_n be_v a_o sure_a and_o safe_a way_n in_o itself_o and_o to_o every_o well_o inform_v conscience_n when_o any_o conscience_n through_o error_n or_o presumption_n mistake_v the_o mark_n that_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n not_o of_o the_o way_n of_o mark_n and_o the_o personal_a error_n may_v be_v help_v by_o personal_a light_n and_o information_n if_o the_o party_n will_v receive_v it_o whereas_o to_o make_v no_o trial_n by_o mark_n and_o to_o trust_v a_o inward_a testimony_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n testimony_n when_o it_o be_v without_o the_o least_o evidence_n of_o any_o true_a gracious_a mark_n this_o way_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o intrinsical_o or_o in_o itself_o be_v a_o delude_a and_o ensnare_a of_o the_o conscience_n but_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v and_o it_o be_v a_o question_n worthy_a to_o be_v quest._n look_v into_o though_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o have_v not_o read_v it_o nor_o hear_v it_o handle_v before_o how_o do_v this_o assurance_n by_o mark_n agree_v with_o or_o differ_v from_o assurance_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v the_o soul_n have_v assurance_n either_o way_n or_o must_v there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o both_o for_o i_o suppose_v they_o be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o make_v up_o the_o assurance_n for_o answer_v whereunto_o i_o shall_v first_o of_o all_o distinguish_v a_o twofold_a answ._n certainty_n even_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o in_o his_o conscience_n for_o i_o speak_v not_o hear_v de_fw-fr â—…ertitudine_fw-la entis_fw-la but_o mentis_fw-la the_o one_o may_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o conscience_n be_v in_o tuto_fw-la may_v be_v secure_a need_v not_o fear_n and_o be_v trouble_v the_o grecian_n have_v use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o be_v speak_v 1173._o of_o give_v security_n and_o assurance_n by_o safe_a conduct_n or_o by_o pledge_n or_o by_o surety_n or_o the_o like_a the_o other_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o full_a persuasion_n when_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o only_o stir_v a_o right_n and_o safe_a course_n and_o need_v not_o fear_v danger_n but_o sail_n before_o the_o wind_n and_o with_o all_o its_o sail_n full_a so_o there_o be_v answerable_o a_o double_a uncertainty_n the_o one_o may_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o a_o man_n be_v in_o himself_o perplex_v and_o difficulted_a and_o not_o without_o cause_n have_v no_o ground_n of_o assurance_n when_o a_o man_n do_v doubt_n and_o hesitate_n concern_v a_o conclusion_n because_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n or_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o when_o a_o man_n be_v in_o a_o wilderness_n where_o he_o can_v have_v no_o way_n or_o shut_v up_o where_o he_o can_v have_v no_o safe_a escape_n the_o other_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o doubt_v that_o arise_v not_o from_o want_n of_o argument_n or_o from_o the_o inextricable_a difficulty_n of_o the_o ground_n but_o from_o a_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o make_v it_o suspend_v or_o retain_v its_o assent_n even_o when_o it_o have_v sufficient_a ground_n upon_o which_o it_o may_v be_v assure_v now_o it_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o sign_n or_o mark_n of_o grace_n which_o give_v that_o first_o kind_n of_o certainty_n and_o remove_v that_o first_o kind_n of_o uncertainty_n but_o it_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o give_v the_o second_o kind_n of_o certainty_n and_o remove_v the_o second_o kind_n of_o uncertainty_n take_v a_o simile_n two_o or_o three_o for_o illustration_n the_o scripture_n be_v know_v to_o be_v indeed_o the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o the_o beam_n of_o divine_a authority_n which_o it_o have_v in_o itself_o and_o by_o certain_a distinguish_a character_n which_o do_v infallible_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n such_o as_o the_o heavenlynesse_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o majesty_n of_o the_o style_n the_o irresistible_a power_n over_o the_o conscience_n the_o general_a scope_n to_o a_o base_a man_n and_o to_o exalt_v god_n nothing_o drive_v at_o but_o god_n glory_n and_o man_n salvation_n the_o extraordinary_a holiness_n of_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o particular_a interest_n of_o their_o own_o or_o of_o other_o of_o their_o near_a relation_n which_o be_v manifest_a by_o their_o write_n the_o supernatural_a mystery_n reveal_v therein_o which_o can_v never_o have_v enter_v inthe_n reason_n of_o man_n the_o marvelous_a consent_n of_o all_o part_n and_o passage_n though_o write_v by_o diverse_a and_o several_a penman_n even_o where_o there_o be_v some_o appearance_n of_o difference_n the_o fulfil_n of_o prophecy_n the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n by_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n the_o conservation_n of_o the_o scripture_n against_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n and_o fury_n of_o persecuter_n these_o and_o the_o like_a be_v character_n and_o mark_n which_o evidence_n the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o all_o these_o can_v beget_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o 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