The spirits of the prophets are subject, &c.— Those who were actuated by the Holy Spirit, in the very moment of inspiration, still retained the free use of themselves,andcontinuedmastersoftheirrationalandpersuasivefaculties.Butitwas just the contrary with the heathen oracles. The Delphic prophetess was a mere organ, her prophesies being delivered in a fit of extacy, when the presence of the god or devil was supposed to obliterate all the impressions of human ideas.
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1 Corinthians 14:32
32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.