1 Corinthians 12

^{1 !} The diuersitit of the girtes of the holie Gost oght to be vsed to the edifying of Christs Church.

^{1 a} The Corinthians hauing notable giftes, semed to haue forgotten of whome, & for what end they had receiued them.

^{2 b} Which colde not heare your prayers.

^{2 c} By Satans suggestion.

^{3 d} As no man that hathe the Spirit of God can blaspheme Christ, and worship idoles, so none can acknowledge Christ for Lord and God without the same Spirit.

^{7 e} To with, the Church, which is the whole body.

^{8 f} That is, the vnderstanding of the Scriptures.

^{9 g} To do onely miracles by.

^{10 h} To worke by miracles against Satan & hypocrites, as was done against Ananias, Elymas, &c.

^{10 i} Meaning the declaration of Gods mysteries.

^{10 k} To trie bothe the doctrine & the persones.

^{12 !} As the members of mans bodie serue to the vse one of another.

^{13 l} That we might be one bodie with Christ, and the whole Church one Christ: of the which conjunction Baptisme, & the Lords Supper are effectual signes: for by baptisme we are regenerat in into one Spirit, and by the Lords Supper we are incorporat into Christs bodie to be gouerned by the same Spirit.

^{20 m} And therefore whatsoeuer the diuersitie is, yet the profite oght to be commune and serue to the edificacion of the Church.

^{22 n} Whose vse semeth to be more vile.

^{23 o} We are more careful to couer them.

^{25 p} Euerie one in his office for the preseruacion of the bodie.

^{27 q} For all Churches dispersed throughout the worlde are diuers memebers of one bodie.

^{27 /} Or, euerie one for his parte.

^{28 r} As Deacons.

^{28 s} As Elders.

^{31 /} Or, do you thou desire the best giftes.