¶ The dyuersite of the gyftes of the holy g••o••••e, geuen to the comforth and edyfyenge of one another, as the members of a mans body s••••ue one another.
CAPI. XII.
COncernynge spyrituall thynges (bre∣thren) [unspec A] I wolde not haue you ignoraūt. ✚ ••e knowe that ye were gentils, and went your wayes vnto domne ymages, euen as ye were ••ed. Wherfore I declare vnto you, that * 1.1 no mā speakynge by the spirit of God, defyeth Iesus. Also no man can saye that Iesus is the Lorde, but by the holy goost. * 1.2 There are dyuersytes of gyftes, yet but one spirit. And there are dyfferences of ad∣mynystracyons, and yet but one Lorde. And ther are dyuers maners of operacions, and yet but one God ☞ whiche worcketh all in all. * 1.3 The gyft of the spirit is geuen to euery man, to edifye withall. For to one is geuen thorowe the spiryt the vtteraunce of wys∣dome. To another is geuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the same spirit. To ano∣ther is geuen fayth, by the same spirit. To another the gyftes of healynge by the same [unspec B] spirit. To another power to do myracles. To another prophesye. To another * 1.4 iudge∣mēt to ••••cerue spyrites. To another diuers tonges. To another the interpretacyon of tonges: But these all worketh euen the selfe same spirit, diuydynge to euery man a seue∣rall gyfte, euen as he wyll. ⊢
* 1.5 For as the body is one, and hath many membres, and all the membres of one body though they be many, yet are but one body, euen so is Christe. For by one spirit are we all baptysed to make one body, whether we be Iewes or Gentyls, whether we be bonde or fre, and haue * 1.6 all droncke of one spyrit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the fo••e saye: I am not the hande, I am not of y• body: is he therfore not of the body? [unspec C] And yf the eare saye, I am not the eye, I am not of the body: is he therfore not of the body? If all the body were an eye, where were then the herynge? If all were heryng: where were the smellynge? But nowe hathe God set the mēbers euery one seuerally in the body as it hathe pleased hym. If they were all one mēber, where were the bodye? Nowe are there many mēbers, yet but one bodye. And theeye can not saye vnto the hande: I haue no nede of the. Agayne, the heed cannot saye to the fete: I haue no nede of you. Yee rather agreat deale those mēbres of the body which seme to be more feble, are necessary. And vpon those membres of the body whiche we thynke least honest, put we more honestye on. And oure vngoodly par∣tes haue more beauty on. For oure honest membres nede it not: But God hath so dis∣posed [unspec D] the body, and hathe geuen the more honoure to that parte whiche lacked, leste there shulde be any stryfe in the bodye: but that the membres shulde indifferently care one for another. And yf one member suffer, all suffer with hym: yf one member be had in honoure, all members be glade also.
Ye are the body of Chryste, & mēbres one of another. And God hath also ordeyned in the cōgregacyon, fyrst * 1.7 Apostles, seconda∣rely prophetes, thridly teachers, then them that do myracles: after y•, the gyftes of hea∣ling, helpers, gouerners, diuersite of ••••ges.
Are all Apostles? Are all Prophets? Are al teachers? Are al doars of miracles? Haue all the gyftes of healynge? Do all speake with tonges? Do all interprete? Couet after the best gyftes. And yet shewe I vnto you •• more excellent waye.