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no, but that what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not have you partake of the sacrifices of demons.

Let no man consult barely his own interest: but every man that of others.

but if any man say to you, this is offered in sacrifice to an idol, don't eat, for his sake that mentioned it, and for conscience sake.

when I say conscience, I don't mean your own, but that of the other: for why should I expose my liberty to the censure of another man's conscience?

thus I endeavour to be acceptable to all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of others, so as they may be saved.

but I would have you take notice, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the wife, is the man; and the head of Christ, is God.

every man who prays or prophesies having his head covered, dishonoureth him who is his head: but every woman who prays

for the man was not taken from the woman: but the woman from the man.

nor was the man copied from the woman: but the woman from the man.

but if any man has a mind to be contentious, I answer, we have no such custom, nor any of the churches of God.

Now in what I am going to say, I do not commend you, because your assemblies are not to your advantage, but to your prejudice.

but when we are punished, we are chastised by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

wherefore I give you to understand, that no man who has the spirit of God, can pronounce Jesus anathema: and that no man can acknowledge Jesus to be the Lord, but by the holy spirit.

Now there are different gifts, but the same spirit.

and there are different offices, but the same Lord.

and there are different operations, but it is the same God who performs them all in every one.

but all are wrought by one and the same spirit, distributing to every one in particular, as he thinks fit.

the body is not one member, but many.

but if they were all one member, where would be the body?

thus, tho' there are many members, yet there is but one body.