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Originally Posted by VirginiaHuguenot  | Thanks for pointing this out brother. After reading, it seems like they took a good half step. However, they still had this "Exercise" separated from the "regular" meeting of the church, while 1st Corinthians 14 has it integrated into the Lord's day meeting.
That being said, this extract you posted from the 1556 Geneva Book of Church Order is very interesting: Quote:
Prophecy or Interpretation of Scriptures
Everie weeke once, the congregation assemble to heare some place of the scriptures orderly expounded. At which tyme, it is lawfull for every man to speake, or enquire as God shall move his harte, and the text minister occasion, so it be without pertinacitee or disdayne, as one that rather seketh to proffit than to contend. And if so be any contencion rise, then suche as are appointed moderatours, either satisfie the partie, or els if he seme to cavill, exhorte hym to kepe silence, referring the judgement therof to the ministers and elders, to be determined in their assemblie or consistorie before mencioned.
a. 1 Cor. 14:1ff.; 1 Thess. 5:20; Eph. 4:29; 1 Cor. 12:28-31
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