Graphautarkeia, or, The Scriptures sufficiency practically demonstrated wherein whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship or manners is reduced to its proper head, weighty cases resolved, truths confirmed, difficult texts illustrated and explained by others more plain.

Of the gifts which the members of Churches received: Of Prayer, Prophecying, Psalms, Tongues, &c. and how they did use them in the Church-assemblies, and elswhere, for the edification and good one of another, and of others: the order how they should be used, directed: such gifts to be desired for this end.

Eldad and Medad prophesied in the camp: and there ran a young man, and told Moses and Joshua, &c. said, My Lord Moses, forbid them: and Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lords people were Prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them, Numb. 11. 26, 27, 28, 29.

Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the Congre∣gation, and spread forth his hand toward heaven, and said, Lord God of Is∣rael, &c. 1 Kings 8. 22, 23, &c.

Jehoshaphat stood in the Congregation, &c. in the house of the Lord, &c. and said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven, &c? 2 Chron. 20. 4, 5. 6, 7, &c.

Then they who feared the Lord, spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkned, &c. They shall be mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, Malachi 3. 16, 17.

John said, Master, We saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followed not us, and we forbad him: but Jesus said, Forbid him not, for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me: for he who is not against us, is on our part, Mark 9. 38, 39, 40.

The Jews used to have such speak in their Synagogue, who were not either Priests, or other officers, as appears in these instances, Luke 4. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. Acts 13. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. chap. 17. 1, 2, 3.

There was a great persecution against the Church which was at Jerusalem: and they were all scattered abroad, &c. except the Apostles, &c. therefore they who were scattered abroad, went every-where preaching the word, Acts 8. 1, 4.

Now they who were scattered, &c. when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus, and the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord, Acts 11. 19, 20, 21.

Apollos, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, &c. he taught di∣ligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John, &c. who when Aquilla and Priscilla had taught the way of God more perfectly, did migh∣tily convince the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the Scriptures, that Jesus was Christ, Acts 18. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.

Think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we being many, &c. Having then gifts differing, according to the grace which is given to us, whether prophecy let us prophesie, according to the proportion of faith, &c. Or he that teacheth, on teaching: or he who exhorteth, on exhortation, &c. he who ruleth, with diligence, Rom. 12. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

I my self am also perswaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of good∣ness, filled with knowledg, able also to admonish one another, Rom. 15. 14.

I thank my God, &c. that in every thing ye are inriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledg, 1 Cor. 1. 4, 5.

Now there are diversity of gifts, but the same spirit, &c. But the manifestati∣on of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledg, &c. To another faith, &c. to another prophecy, &c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same spirit, dividing to every man severally, as he will, &c. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, &c. God hath set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him, &c. Are all Apostles, &c? Have all the gift of healing? do all speak with tongues, &c? But covet earnestly the best gifts, 1 Cor. 12. 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 18, 28, 29, 30, 31.

Desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesie, &c. He who prophe∣sieth, speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort, &c. He edifieth the Church, &c. Forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the Church, &c. If all prophesie, and there come in one that believeth not, &c. he is convinced of all, &c. will report that God is in you of a truth. How is it, brethren, that when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, &c. let all things be done to edifying, &c. Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judg. If any thing be revealed to another who sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. For ye may all prophesie one by one, that all may learn, and all may be com∣forted. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. For God, &c. Let your women keep silence in the Churches, &c. Wherefore bre∣thren, covet to prophesie, &c. Let all things be done decently, and in order, 1 Cor. 14. 1, 3, 4, 5, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40.

We also believe, therefore speak, 2 Cor. 4. 13.

As ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledg, 2 Cor. 8. 7.

Many of the brethren of the Lord waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word, &c. Some preach Christ out of envy, &c. What then, &c? Christ is preached, and I therein do rejoyce, &c. Phil. 1. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, Col. 3. 16.

Comfort (or, exhort) one another, with these words, 1 Thess. 4. 18.

Wherefore comfort your selves together, and edifie one another, even as also ye do, 1 Thess. 5. 11.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, &c. But exhort one another daily, &c. lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, Heb. 3. 12, 13.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again, which be the first principles of the oracles of God, Heb. 5. 12.

Let us consider one another, &c. not forsaking the assembling of our selves together, as-the manner of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the, &c. Heb. 10. 24, 25.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified, 1 Pet. 4. 10, 11.