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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37291	A paraphrase and commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans by William Day ...	Day, William, ca. 1605-1684.	1666 (1666)	Wing D473; ESTC R6047	560,180	444

of another and therefore we have only a certain measure of gifts every one of us none hath all He giveth a reason why he said to every man the measure of faith By which he meaneth onely a measure or certain portion not a deal or quantity without measure As we have many members in one body i. e. As we in these natural bodies of ours have many members in one body as Eyes Ears Hands Feet c. And all members have not the same office i. e. And all these members have not the same but divers and different offices as the Eyes to see the Ears to hear the Hands to handle the Feet to walk so that one member does not all duties nor hath all faculties and all instruments conducing to all duties Ver. 5. So we being many i. e. So we Christians being many individual Persons Are one body in Christ i. e. Are one Mysticall body under Christ our head or make up one Mystical body under Christ our head In is put here for Vnder as Chap. 7.6 And every one members one of another i. e. And every one of us being none of us is a compleat body body by himself is but a member only of others as I of thee and thou of me and therefore none of us all hath all the gifts of an whole body given to himself but every one hath different and Several gifts whereby he ministreth that to another which that other hath not and that other doth the like to him A member of a body may be said to be a member not only in relation of the whole body but also in relation to any or all the particular members of that body as being a fellow-member with it or them And therefore the Apostle saith And every one members one of another Now if in the mystical body of Christ we are but members and members one of another and so several and distinct members we must needs have as the members of the natural body have their offices not one all gifts but every one several and distinct gifts And this the Apostle would have us gather from hence The Apostle should rather say And members one of another than members of that one body to teach that every Christian should labour not onely for the good of the whole but also for the good of every part that so every one may be kindly affectioned one towards another and not one exalt himself above or carry himself proudly towards another Ver. 6. Having then gifts differing to wit one from another c. q. d. Having then gifts none of us all all gifts but every one his particular gifts differing one from another and so one wanting that gift which another hath let us not carry ourselves proudly and arrogantly one towards another as though one had all and another none at all or but little in comparison of him According to the grace given to us i. e. As God hath giuen to every one of us by his grace or favour Or according to the grace and favour which God hath vouchsafed to us Here is also in this word Grace and in the word Given arguments to repress pride Whether Prophesie i. e. Whether we have the gift of Prophesie By Prophesie some understand prophesie here as it is most properly taken Viz. For that by which future things are foretold Others take it for prophesie as prophesie is said to be a gift of interpreting and expounding hard places of Scripture Others include both these gifts here under this one name Let us prophesie according to the proportion of faith That is let us exercise that gift of prophesie soberly according to the measure of it not exceeding or going beyond what we have therein According to the proportion of Faith That is according to the proportion or measure of that gift not running out or presuming either of other gifts which we have not or of a greater measure of that than we have By proportion he meaneth the same thing here as he did by measure ver 3. And by faith is to be meant here a gift bestowed upon us by reason of our faith as ver 3. But in particular by faith is meant here the gift of prophesie spoken of in this verse Ver. 7. Or ministery let us wait on our ministery or he that teacheth on teaching or he that exhorteth on exhortation c. This being rendred word for word out of the Greek will run thus Or ministery in ministery Or he that teacheth in teaching or he that exhorteth in exhortation where there is a defect or Ellipsis to be made up and according to the context it seemeth to me that it may be most probably made up thus Or having a ministery let us carry ourselves soberly in that ministery according to the measure or proportion of Faith that is according to the measure or proportion of that gift Or he that teacheth let him carry himself soberly in teaching according to the measure or proportion of faith that is according to the measure or proportion of that gift Or he that exhorteth let him carry himself soberly in exhortation according to the measure or proportion of faith that is according to the measure or proportion of that gift Or Ministery i. e. Or whether Ministery The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rendred Ministery may in it self be applyed to offices and functions in the Common-wealth as well as in the Church For the Magistrate is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The Minister of God Chap. 13.4 But surely here it must be understood of some office or function in the Church But what office or function is here meant is questionable Some therefore take it for the office of an Evangelist because S. Paul reckoning up the like particulars names Evangelists after Prophets Ephes 4.11 And Evangelists might stand in as much need of this admonition as the Prophets did of the former Others take this of the particular office of a Deacon because of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Others take it generally for all or any Ecclesiastical office q. d. Or having the gift of any Ecclesiastical office or Ministery as of a Bishop a Presbyter or a Deacon c. On our Ministery The Greek is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is for here is an Ellipsis as I said let us carry our selves soberly in our Ministery according to the measure or proportion of faith that is according to the measure or proportion of our gift or Ministery Or he that teacheth i. e. Or he that hath the gift of teaching To teach signifieth here the gift to explain and deliver to others what he knows himself in apt and convenient words so that he may be plainly and easily understood In teaching i. e. Let him carry himself soberly in teaching according to the measure or proportion of faith that is according to the measure or proportion of that his gift Ver. 8. Or he that Exhorteth i. e. Or he that hath the gift of