And these signs shall follow And these signs shall not follow
them that believe; In my name them that believe, for they are
shall they cast out devils they done away and no longer needed.
shall speak with new tongues; In His name they shall not cast
They shall take up serpents; out devils.
and if they drink any deadly The gift of tongues is no longer
thing, it shall not hurt them; they needed.
shall lay hands on the sick, and If they take up serpents they
they shall recover.--_Mark xvi.,_ will bite them; if they drink any
17-18. deadly thing, it will kill them.
They shall not lay hands on the
sick, and if they do they shall
not recover; for such things are
done away.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Christ
He the believeth on me, the works shall not do any of the miracles
that I do shall he do also; and and mighty works that He did,
greater works than these shall he for such things have ceased.
do; because I go unto my Father.
--_John xiv.,_ 12.
Fear them not therefore; there There is to be no more revelation,
is nothing covered, that shall not for all things necessary are
be revealed; and hid that shall already revealed.
not be known.--_Matt. x.,_ 26.
And he shall send his angels And there is to be no more ministering
with a great sound of a trumpet, of angels, for such things
and they shall gather together his are done away.
elect from the four winds, from
one end of heaven to the other.--_Matt.
xxiv., _31.
{518} THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST. THE DOCTRINES OF MEN.
And I saw another angel fly Angels do not appear in this
in the midst of heaven, having enlightened age, because they are
the everlasting gospel to preach no longer needed.
unto them that dwell on the earth,
and to every nation and kindred,
and tongue and people.--_Rev.
xiv.,_ 6.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit Inspiration is no longer needed
of truth, is come, he will guide in this age of learning and refinement.
you into all truth; for he shall Again, it shall not
not speak of himself; but whatsoever show you things to come; for
he shall hear, that shall then you would be a Prophet, and
he speak; and he will shew you there are to be no Prophets in
things to come.--_John xvi.,_ 13. these days.
If ye abide in me, and my words It is not so in these days, we
abide in you, ye shall ask what must not expect to heal the sick
ye will, and it shall be done unto and work miracles, consequently
you.--_John xv.,_ 7. we must not expect to receive
what we ask for.
Neither pray I for these alone, And we are all good Christians,
but for them also which shall believe and we all believe on him through
on me through their word; the Apostle's words, although divided
That they all may be one; as into several hundred different
Thou, Father, art in me, and I sects.
in Thee, that they also may be
one in us; that the world may believe
that Thou hast sent me.--
_John xvii._, 20-21.
One Lord, one faith, one Many Lords, many faiths, and
baptism.--_Eph. iv._, 5. three or four kinds of baptism.
For by one Spirit are we all And by many spirits are we all
baptized into one body, whether torn asunder into different bodies.
we be Jews or Gentiles, whether
we be bond or free; and have
been all made to drink into one
Spirit.--_I. Cor. xii._, 13.
And he gave some, apostles; And there are to be no more
and some, prophets; and some, Apostles, and no more Prophets.
evangelists; and some, pastors But the work of the ministry, the
and teachers; perfecting of the Saints, and the
For the perfecting of the saints, edifying of the different bodies of
for the work of the ministry, for Christ, can all be done very well
the edifying of the body of Christ. without these gifts of God, only
Till we all come in the unity give us money enough to educate
of the faith and of the knowledge and employ the wisdom of men.
of the Son of God, unto a perfect Apostles, miracles, and gifts
man, unto the measure of were to continue during the first