THE object of the apostl in this and several of the foregoing chapters, was to set in order many things which were disorderly; and by reson of which the church had been thron into confusion.  It woud be natural to conclud that chruches made up of members that had been but just converted from idolatry, woud not leav al thair old customs at onc.

In al of the Gentil churches thar were to be discovered a lov for the rits and forms which were in use in thair idolitrous worship.  Grat abus was done to the Lord's Supper in many instances.  Ephesian churches asociated thair bachanalian fests, which always ended in drunkenes and exces, in ludnes with exces of wine, obsen songs, such as tha sang at the fest of Bachus, ended the ceremony.

In his reprof the apostl charges them:  "Be not drunk with wine, wherin is exces; but be filed with the Spirit; speking to yourselves in psams and hyms and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." (o)  The Corinthian asembles were guilty of many of the same disorders tn thair worship:  "When ye are cum together tharfore unto one place this is not to et the Lord's supper.  For in eting, every wun taketh befor other his own supper; and wun is hungry, and another is drunken." (p)  From this he enumerats a number of disorders; and among the rest, he saith:  "How is it then, brethren? when ye cum together, every wun of you hath a psam, hath a doctrin, hath a tung, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.  Let al things be done unto edifying. . . . .  For God is not the author of confusion, but of peac, as in al the churches of the saints." (q)  Regulations are stated, then he concludes with the words of the text:  "Let al things be done decently and in order."