ground, with the naughty seruant in the Gospel, remem∣bring that God will haue an account of his giftes, how they are vsed or bestowed. The second reason is, be∣cause God hath distributed a gift to euery man; there is not a person in Gods family, but hath a talent commit∣ted to him: one hath the gift of teaching, another of ex∣horting, another of ruling, another of being ruled: one hath a publick gift, another hath a priuate gift: as in the naturall body each member hath a faculty, so in the my∣sticall body of Christes Church, 1 Cor. 12, 6. 7, 8, 9, &c. Therefore let no man imagine that himselfe hath all, but let him know, that each hath his gift and function too, & by this meanes, none shall despise nor yet hinder others, but each shall employ his proper gift vnto the common good of the rest.
The third reason is, that to euery man is dealt out a measure of Faith. Heere (by Faith) we are to vnderstand first the sound knowledge of Christ. Secondly, the ef∣fects thereof, namely, the infused habit of iustifying be∣leefe. Thirdly, those gifts of the Spirite, which accom∣pany this habit of faith, which are therefore called by the name of (Faith,) both because Faith is the gifte by which all other are attained (Bee it done to thee accor∣ding to thy faith, Math. 15, 28.) Also because these giftes are conferred vpon the faithfull which belieue in Christ. A measure of this Faith, is set against fulnesse or perfec∣tion, which no meere man in this life can haue, because God giues it vnto none, Phil. 3, 12. but dealeth to euery man a certaine portion of faith, to some more, & others lesse, as he himselfe pleaseth, 1 Cor. 7, 7. Heereunto ap∣pertaineth the parable of the Talents, whereof fiue were committed to one, and ten to another, and one to ano∣ther. Like as in our fleshly bodies there is great diffe∣rence of giftes, our more excellent members, hauing more excellent faculties: so it fareth in the church, which is the body of Christ; there is grace giuen to euery mem∣ber of that body, but it is according to the measure of