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A76798	Expositions and sermons upon the ten first chapters of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew. Written by Christopher Blackwood, preacher to a Church of Christ in the city of Dublin in Ireland.	Blackwood, Christopher.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3098; ESTC R207680	612,607	923

Brethren with many words So in the Church of Corinth 1 Cor. 14.1 c. In the Church of Ephesus Ephes 4.11 gave some Prophets In the Church at Thessalonica 1 Thess 5.17 Despise not prophesying Yea we finde Prophets in the Church when Babylon shall be destroyed Revel 18.20 Rejoyce over her ye holy Apostles and Prophets for God hath avenged you on her he means such Prophets as the Beast made to prophesie in sack-cloath 1260. days Rev. 11.3 Now of these Prophets there were two sorts in the New Testament 1 Those that did foretell things to come such was Agabus Acts 11.28 under this kinde came the Prophetesses Philip had four daughters which were Prophetesses Acts 21.9 of this Acts 2.17 This is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel saying I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesie your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams And of this it 's probable 1 Cor. 11.5 6. Every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head and every man prophesying with his head covered dishonoureth his head that is with his head covered with Ribbons and Garlands after the manner of the Heathen and the women prophesied after the manner of the Sybills with their hair hanging down and so dishonoured their head Christ Of which heathenish custom Lucan in his fifth Book speaks who lived a little after Christs time Bacchatur demens aliena per antrum Colla ferens vittásque dei Phaebeáque serta Erectas discussa comas per inania templi Ancipiti cervice rotat spargítque vaganti Obstantes tripodas magnóque exaestuat igne Iratum te Phoebe ferens In English thus The frantick Beldam raging through her den Bearing strange necks the heads of sundry men Adorn'd with Ribbons and with Garlands fair To Phoebus honour flownc'd her gastly hair Wheels here and there through temples empty spaces Shaking her doubtfull head here there she faces c. These Prophets told things past and future to persons as Christ did to the Woman of Samaria John 4.29 and Elisha to Gehezi 2 Kings 5.26 Irenaeus 1.6 saith himself had known and heard many Brethren that could discover the hidden things of men he means such secrets as could not be known by the power of mans wit From the revelation of which secrets it is supposed the Ideot or Heathen falls down and worships your God reporting that God is in you of a truth 1 Cor. 14.24 25. 2 Those that did expound the prophetical places of Scripture prophesying according to the proportion of faith Rom. 12.6 and did apply their doctrines to exhortation and confirmation so Judas and Silas Acts 15.32 to edification and comfort 1 Cor. 14.3 If any man ask whether prophesying be the same with preaching I answer no. 1 The words in Greeek are diverse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying to preach and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to prophesie Besides 2 Preaching is to be performed to every creature prophesying is to be performed onely to the Church 1 Cor. 14.22 Now if you ask what these Prophets were I dare not determine them to be Officers in Churches unless I could prove the manner of their call to make out which I can finde nothing but that they are put in the order and rank of men who are called by Office Eph. 4.11 As Apostles Prophets Evangelists Pastors Teachers which is something in order to prove them Officers but not full proof Some think them to be grown brethren such as are called perfect men 1 Cor. 2.6 Fathers 1 Joh. 2.13 Clemens makes three sorts of Christians 1 They that are turned from the Gentiles 2 They that are going up towards knowledge 3 They that are chiefly knowing It may fall out sometimes there may be some such knowing men in Churches who are by virtue of a gift as able to teach as a person in office pity such gifts should be quenched for want of exercise though I doubt not the fault of the times is on the contrary hand in that upon pretence of gifted Brethrens prophesying those that are not gifted in too many places are prest hereto verifying too much that conceipt that hath been cast by some viz. that ignorance impudence and a Concordance were all the accoutrements some had for preaching I speak not this to quench any gift where it is real but to sober those who may perhaps think of themselves more then is meet Prophets then if any such be out of office they are such as are perfect or well-grown Christians Heb. 5.14 Strong meat belongs to them that are perfect the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 those who by reason of habit have their senses exercised to difference good and evil But let Prophets be what they will be a Church can no more comfortably be without Ministers then a body without eye and hand Luth. Tom. 4.374 I shall conclude this with one querie Whether it be required by the word of God that a weak Brother that hath but a little measure of the Spirit and so consequently can pray but weakly and but weak parts both in the Analizing Explaining and Dividing the Scriptures and so must needs teach much more weakly be required to be a mouth for the Church at a Church-meeting especially in a Church where there are Brethren of better parts to be had And whether the exercising such weak Brethren be a mean for them to obtain the gift of prophesie or whether there be not some other way thereto As taking direction from some experienced Preacher and reading besides the Scriptures godly books chosen by the direction of some godly Teacher For which studies as also for the study of their own heart they are to set time apart and whether the company of the faithful are to set times apart on the Week day and to meet together on the Lords day onely to help a weak Brother to increase his gifts or rather to try whether he can by exercise increase them by our hearing of him or whether the faithfull whether Lambs or Sheep are not to meet to hear such persons as are able to feed them with knowledg and understanding and whether the faithfull come not for that very end unto hearing to obtain spiritual nourishment in the knowledg of duty and to obtain quickening from their deadness of heart by lively and powerfull notions and also growth by a higher measure of knowledg and information then hitherto they have had and whether such weak Brethren are able to give such information many whereof are onely babes in Christ many of the hearers being strong And whether the best means of edifying a Church be not to be followed And whether established Teachers in Churches reserving the liberty of Prophets and prophesie be not onely more creditable for the honour of the Gospel and edifying the souls of believers by many degrees then the having such weak Brethren to exercise who besides that they cannot

carry on the Ordinances with such honour and comeliness as is meet in so great a work their words being weak are but in a small degree edifying and ready sometimes to flat the spirits of the hearers instead of quickening of them Quest But is prophesie an ordinary gift in the Churches Answ Yes 1 Because it was used in six of the Churches 2 Because Paul saith Ye may all prophesie one by one 1 Cor. 14.31 not all at once but now one and then one He speaks not of all Members but of Prophets c. 12.29 3 Because women are not to speak in the Church but are commanded to be silent 1 Cor. 14.34 but in extraordinary prophesie they were not to be silent as we see in Hanna Luk. 2.36 also 1 Cor. 11.5 6. Obj. Prophesying is an extraordinary gift because it is joyned with tongues Answ It follows not for it is also joyned with charity Obj. There is an injunction of silence to the speaking Prophet when any thing was revealed to another sitting by v. 30. Answ In ordinary prophesie due time and season must be observed neither is it any disgrace to the first Prophet for the second to speak the first having done part of the minde of God is revealed to one and part to another Object But I would fain have the gift of prophesie what should I do to attain it Answ I am so far from envying any mans gift herein that I can say with Moses Numb 11.29 Would to God all the Lords people did prophesie and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them In order whereto I shall propound these rules 1 Beg of God to open thy heart to understand the Scriptures 1 Cor. 2.11 14 15. Prov. 2.4 5 6. 2 Get a guide to direct thee Acts 8.30 Understandest thou what thou readest said Philip the Eunuch answered How can I except some man guide me Quest What guide Answ Some experienced Preacher who being desired will deal faithfully with thee and show thee thy superfluities and thy defects and set thee in a way of method and prescribe what books are fittest for thee what Commentators and what other books of practical Divinity 3 Study 1 The Scriptures 2 Thine own heart 3 Fundamental Divinity whereof there are sundry Systems in English as Dr. Ames his Marrow and his Cases in English Ursins his Catechism English Peter Martyrs common places English 4 Get the best English Commentators Mr Baines on the Ephesians Mr. Elton on the Colossians Par on the Romans Dixon on Matthew Hebrews Psalms Hutchinson on the small Prophets Mayer on the Prophets There are some English Commentaries on most of the Scriptures though nothing comparable to the Latin It would be a work well beseeming some Prince or great man to employ ten Preachers or more who being painfull and studious might abridg the chief Latin Commentaries and put them in a short English Commentary oh how would it make the way of salvation plain 4 Consider four things 1 The scope of the Scripture you would speak to if you miss herein you will miserably mangle the Scriptures 2 The connection or joyning with fore-going and following words 3 A right Analyse or division of the Chapter into the parts thereof marking where the Holy Ghost ceases to speak to one subject and where it goes on to another 4 The explanation or true meaning of the words 6 Be careful a while to expound the Scriptures in thy family in the exercise whereof thou wilt be much helped on to edifie an assembly Practice is helpfull hereto but it is but one help 7 Expound so that still you may keep to the proportion of faith Rom. 12.6 8 Consider in the Scripture 1 The position the Spirit lays down 2 The arguments and reasons to prove that position 9 In reading any Commentary note the remarkable things therein at the first reading with a pen and then reade over the second or third time what you have noted passing by all the expositions not noted 10 Compare one Scripture with another and strive to expound darker places by them which are plainer 11 Strive to be a good Text man It 's absurd for a Lawyer to speak without a Text out of the Law much more for a Preacher 12 Mistake not to think that a man cannot be a Preacher without Aristotle In many sacred mysteries we must not dispute or philosophize but hear and believe God to be true though what he saith may seem absurd Many seeking after philosophical speculations have sought for an high Mountain to cast themselvs down 13 Learn to distinguish the Law from the Gospel and to teach cleerly the doctrine of faith and repentance Concerning the way and method how to preach there are sundry books in print as Bernards faithfull Shepherd c. In the name of a Prophet Because he is a Teacher of the Gospel sent from me not because he is a kinsman or a Jew As those that are able ought to do well to all men Gal. 6.10 so especially ought they to do good to the houshold of faith and to the Worshippers of Christ so ought they especially to the Prophets in honour of their Doctrine and Message of Salvation Rom. 10.15 How beautifull are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things Epistle 3. of John v. 6 7 8. This seems to be taken out of 2 Kings 4.9 10. where the Woman of Shunem speaks to her Husband thus I perceive that this is an holy man of God which passeth by us continually let us make for him a chamber and let us set him there a bed a table a stool and a candlestick and it shall be when he cometh to us he shall turn in thither So Cornelius received Peter Acts 10.33 So Obadiah hid an hundred Prophets Shall receive a Prophets reward There is at the day of Resurrection a peculiar Reward given to the Prophets distinct from the Reward given to all that fear the Name of God Revel 11.18 The time is come that thou shouldest give a reward to thy servants the Prophets and to thy Saints and to all that fear thy Name both small and great Some think this Reward of a Prophet to be the Crown of Glory but this cannot be because all righteous men receive this others carry it to be the revelation of the hidden will of God which being in the company of such Prophets they often hear this is true they that receive such Guests do also receive this Reward But the Reward of a Prophet is not onely the Prayers and Instructions of such a Guest but shall also receive an equality of glory in Heaven with that Prophet so received according to the proportion of assistance and help he hath afforded that Prophet for the divulging of the truth by which assistance he was made able to convert souls and without which he could not have done it this receiving the Prophet being with a proportionable love which the Prophet had