Prophecy is commended.

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50.

a ch. 12. 31.

b Numb. 11. 25, 29.

c Acts 2.4& 10. 46.

eth, Acts 22.

CHAP. XIV.

1 CORINTHIANS.

1 Prophecy is commended, 2, 3, 4 and pre-
ferred before speaking with tongues, 6 by
a comparison drawn from musical instru
ments. 12 Both must be referred to edifica-
tion, 22 as to their true and proper end.
26 The true use of each is taught, 29 and
the abuse taxed. 34 Women are forbidden
to speak in the church.

OLLOW after charity, and desire

Of edificati

room of the unlearned say Amen at thy
giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth
not what thou sayest?

17 For thou verily givest thanks well,
but the other is not edified.

18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by

FOLLOW affer, rather that ye my voice I might teach others also, than

may prophesy.

2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto +Gr. hear God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

9.

d ver. 26.

4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they Or, tunes. give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by Gr. sign the tongue words + easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

+ Gr. of spirits.

e Eph. 5. 19.

Col. 3. 16.
Ps. 47.7.

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understand ing also.

16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the

26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, ass hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

i Car A

27 If any man speak in an unknown Eph 42 tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, 'let the first hold his peace. 31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

Christ's resurrection proveth

CHAP. XV.

Anno let them ask their husbands at home: for DOMINI 59- it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

22 Cor. 10.7. 1 John 4. 6.

a ch. 12. 31.

1 Thess. 5.

20.

b ver. 33.

a Gal. 1.11.

b Rom. 5.2.

e Rom. 1. 16. ch. 1. 21.

Or, hold

fast.
+ Gr. by

what speech.

& Gal. 3. 4. © ch. 11. 2, 23.

f Gal. 1. 12. g Ps. 22. 15, &c. Isai. 535, 6, &c. Dan. 9. 26. Zech. 13. 7.

Luke 24. 26,

46. Acts 3. 18. & 26. 23.

Pet. 1. 11.

& 2.24.

h Ps. 2. 7. & 16. 10. Isai. 6. 2. Luke 24. 26, 46.

53. 10. Hos.

Acts 2. 25,

31. & 13. 33, 34, 35. & 26. 22, 23. 1 Pet.

1. 11.

i Luke 24. 34.

k Matt. 28.

17. Mark 16. 14. Luke24.

36. John 20.

19, 26. Acts 10. 41. 1 Luke 24. 50. Acts 1. 3, 4.

m Acts 9. 4,

36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

a

39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

CHAP. XV.

3 By Christ's resurrection, 12 he proveth the
necessity of our resurrection, against all
such as deny the resurrection of the body.
21 The fruit, 35 and manner thereof, 51
and of the changing of them that shall be
found alive at the last day.

MORE

OREOVER, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory + what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

7 After that, he was seen of James, then 1of all the apostles.

8

m

And last of all he was seen of me
also, as of || one born out of due time.
9 For I am "the least of the apostles,
that am not meet to be called an apostle,
because I persecuted the Church of God.

10 But by the grace of God I am what I am and his grace which was bestowed 17. & 22. 14, upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: 'yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, 1. 13. Phil. So we preach, and so ye believed.

Anno DOMINI 59.

the necessity of our resurrection.
nesses of God; because we have testified
of God that he raised up Christ: whom
he raised not up, if so be that the dead Acts 2. 24,
rise not.

16 For if the dead rise not, then is not
Christ raised

17 And if Christ be not raised, your
faith is vain; "ye are yet in your sins.
18 Then they also which are fallen
asleep in Christ are perished.

19*If in this life only we have hope in
Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 But now is Christ risen from the
dead, and become the firstfruits of them
that slept.

26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

e Ps. 110. 1.

Acts 2. 34,

35. Eph. 1. 22. Hebr. 1.

f 2 Tim. 1. 10. Rev. 20.

13. & 10. 13.

28 "And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then 'shall the Son also ich. 3.23.& himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

26. Gal. 5.

11.

30 And why stand we in jeopardy k 2 Cor. 11. every hour? 31 I protest by

1your rejoicing which Some read,

I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die
daily.

32 If after the manner of men "I have
fought with beasts at Ephesus, what ad-
vantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let
us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
33 Be not deceived: Pevil communi-
cations corrupt good manners.

34 Awake to righteousness, and sin
not; 'for some have not the knowledge
of God: 'I speak this to your shame.
35 But some man will say, 'How are
the dead raised up? and with what body
do they come?

36 Thou fool," that which thou sowest
is not quickened, except it die:

37 And that which thou sowest, thou
3 N 3

1 CORINTHIANS. Paul exhorteth to relieve the bretim. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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a 1 Cor. 1. 1.

Eph. 1. 1.
Col. 1. 1.

1 Tim. 1. 1.

THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

CORINTHIANS.

PAUL

a

AUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is Phil. 11 at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2 Tim. 1. 1.

Col. 1. 2.

e Rom. 1. 7.

1 Cor. 1. 3. Gal. 1. 3. Phil. 1. 2. Col. 1. 2.

1 Thess. 1. t. 2 Thess. 1. 2. Philem. 3.

c

b

2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 dBlessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Pet. 1. 3. mercies, and the God of all comfort;

d Eph. 1. 3.

e Acts 9.4. ch. 4. 10. Col. 1. 24.

f ch. 4. 15.

Or, is wrought.

g Rom. 8.

17. 2 Tim. 2. 12.

4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble by the comfort, wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and "godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have 1 Cor. 2. 49 had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

13 For we write none other things un-
to you, than what ye read or acknow-
ledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge
even to the end;

14 As also ye have acknowledged us
Pthat we are your rejoicing, even
in part,
as ye also are our's in the day of the
Lord Jesus.

16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia Cor. 16. unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judea.

17 When I therefore was thus minded, 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which did I use lightness? or the things that I is effectual in the enduring of the same purpose, do I purpose "according to the uch. 10. 2. sufferings which we also suffer: or whe-flesh, that with me there should be yea ther we be comforted, it is for your con- yea, and nay nay? solation and salvation.

ye

7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the be also of the consufferings, so shall solation. 8 For we would not, brethren, have h Acts 19. 23. you ignorant of hour trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

2 Cor. 15-32. & 16. 9.

7.

Or, answer.

21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and "hath anointed us, 30, 1 9 But we had the sentence of death in 3 N 4 Jer. 17-5, ourselves, that we should not trust in our-is God;

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Paul forgives the excommunicated person. 2 CORINTHIANS.

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b Eph. 1. 13. & 4.

Of the spirit and her 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given | of Christ, in them that are saved, and the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. Pin them that perish:

e

23 Moreover I call God for a record 13219. upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

Rev. 2. 17. e ch. 5-5Eph. 1. 14.

24 Not for that we have dominion

& Rom. 1.9. over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

ch. 11. 31.

Gal. 1. 20. Phil. 1. 8. e 1 Cor. 4.

& 12. 20. & 13. 2, 10. fi Cor. 3. 5 1 Pet. 5. 3g Rom. 11. 20. 1 Cor. 15

CHAP. II.

31. ch. 2.3. 1 Having shewed the reason why he came not to them, 6 he requireth them to forgive and to comfort that excommunicated person, 10 even as himself also upon his true repentance had forgiven him: 12 declaring withal why he departed from Troas to Macedonia, 14 and the happy success which God gave to his preaching in all places.

a ch. 1. 23. & 12. 20, 21. & 3. 10.

b ch. 12.4. e eh. 7. 16. Gal. 5.104

& 8. 22.

UT I determined this with myself,

Bthat I would not come again to

you in heaviness.

2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many d ch. 7. 8,9, tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

12.

e 1 Cor. 5. 1. 5 But if any have caused grief, he f Gal. 4. 12. hath not 'grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

1 Or, cen

sure.

5. 1 Tim. 5.

20.

5 Not that we are sufficient of our- Jas selves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

6 Sufficient to such a man is this pu1 Cor. 5. 4, nishment, which was inflicted of many. 6 Who also hath made us able 1minis7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather ters of the new testament; not of the to forgive him, and comfort him, lest per-letter, but of the spirit: for the letter haps such a one should be swallowed up killeth, "but the spirit ||giveth life. with overmuch sorrow.

7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel Her could not stedfastly behold the face of 25, Moses for the glory of his countenance; Rom which glory was to be done away:

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8 How shall not 'the ministration of G the spirit be rather glorious?

9 For if the ministration of condemna- 1 tion be glory, much more doth the minis-Ro tration of righteousness exceed in glory. {, D 10 For even that which was made glo, rious had no glory in this respect, by rea-s son of the glory that excelleth.

11 For if that which was done away a was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

t ch. 7-4 Ep. 6.

12 Seeing then that we have such hope, or * we use great plainness of speech: 13 And not as Moses, "which put a vail over his face, that the children of Is-S rael could not stedfastly look to the end it of that which is abolished:

14 But their minds were blinded: for Rem. IL until this day remaineth the same vail