Matthew Poole and continuators on Romans 12:5

5. So we being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another .

These Verses are a Reason against Arrogancy. All Christians are members of one and the same Body; therefore, they should not Pride themselves in their gifts, but employ them for the Common Good. It is with the Church, the Mystical body of Christ, as with a natural body that hath many members, and all these have not the same Office, or the same Action or Operation (as the word signifieth) The Eye hath one Office, the Ear another, the Hand a third, &c. So the Church of Christ, though one body in him who is the Head, hath many Members; many in regard of their Persons, and many in regard of their Offices, which are various and diverse; and which is more, The members are every one members one of another. i. e. They are joynt and fellow Members; as they have a common Relation to the same Head, so a mutual Relation to one another. Therefore Christians, especially Church-Officers, should not contemn one another, or intrude upon the Office of each other; but all should use their Gifts to the Good and Edification of others.

Marginal references: 1 Cor. 10.[illegible: 2 letters]