Vnity ágainffevil. pafure, the Ordinances of-Cod ; Let us all be cloathedwithone royallroabeof Chrift his Rìghtooufneífe, forthe ¡unification ofour foules; Let us all invocate andcallon one gain the name of one Mediator, Jefus Chriff; Let us all worship God after one manner, in truth and fincerity, according to (brills owne prefcription, not having our minds corrmpted, and hearts adulterated, and alienated from f thefimplicity that u in Chri fl,' f t Cor.z t.;. by carnall dothines, and humane obfervations; Let us receive all our diret7ion fromChrift, as the traveller receivethall his light from the Sun;Let us yeeld all our Suhietiion tinto Chrift, as the fouldiers were fully fubjec}unto the Centurion ; Let us haveour full and foie dependance upon Chrift, as the houfe in the Parable was wholly built upon the rocke; Let us feeke for all perfeaion in Chrift, as the people in the famine carne all toyofeph to fupply their wants ; and let us referrc all our fer- vices to the honour and glory of Chrift, and fo (hail we give teflimony of our happy union in Chriffs Reli- gion. 4. Strive for unity in oppofing flanc andSatant Kingdome. 4 Vniry in op. A common wealth is united againft a publike and common pfng Sin. adverfary; Satan and finne are the common adverfaries ofour ' foules, againft these let us uniteour f'orces,hymutuall watch- fulneffeone over another, fervent prayer each for other, and by th miniftrationofholy inftru&ion, gracious admonition, and Chriflian encouragement one towards another, confide- ring oneanother, and provoking one another, according to the Apostles rule, to love and to good works.The childrenof Ifrael arofe as one man, and went up againft gibeah. The lordspeople thould arife as one man againft the powers of ungodlineffe, to 1uppreffe the Kingdonae and works of the Princeof datknefic. `foal, and Atifhai made a Covenant to help one another againft the Syrians, and the childrenof Am- Imon : thus fhould Gods children covenant together, and help each other againft their corruptions, and temptati- ons, every man endeavouring the welfare of another mans foule, as his owne. Were the foules of Gods children thus happily and gracicutly united, Alley would undoubted- ly prove a fiourithing common-wealth , a glorious peo- ple, 357
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