Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 14:32

32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets .

By the Spirits of the Prophets the Apostle either meaneth their spiritual Gifts, as to the use and exercise of them, and the actions to be done by them; or the actions themselves, or interpretations pretendedly done and given, by the exercise of those Gifts, their Doctrines: Or thirdly, That Instinct, or Impetus, by which they pretend themselves to be moved to prophesie, these (he saith) are subject to the Prophets themselves, so as they may themselves govern their Gifts, or (which most think is the rather here intended) they are subject to the judgment and censure of others that are endued with the same Gift. But here ariseth a difficulty, how the Gifts of the holy Spirit, flowing immediately from the Spirit, should be subject to any humane judgment or censure? This indeed they could not, if the Divine Revelation to this or that man were full and perfect, and ran as clearly in the stream always, as it was in the fountain. But God giveth his Spirit to us but by measure, and in the exercise of our gifts there is always aliquid hawani, something of our own, and this maketh them subject to the Prophets: viz. whether what they pretended to have from the Spirit of God, were indeed from it yea or no? Prophets were obliged to prohesie, Rom. 12.6. but according to the Analogy of saith. Now whether they did so or no, might be judged by other Prophets, according to that Rule. Others think this Text is to be interpreted restrainedly, viz. As to this thing in this matter of plain, natural order, commanding, whiles one speaks, all the rest to hold their peace.