tojoyn themfelves in Church-Order. 157 was to be removed at the time of Reformation, as the A- postle demonarates at large in his Epifile to the Hebrews; all the commands, promifes, and threatnings given or an- nexed unto that Churchfiate, concerning the conjun&ion of men unto it, and walking in it , are transferred unto this of the new eretlionof Chrift. Wherefore although the State of the Church itlelf, be reduced fromthat which was Nationally Congregational , unto that which isIm- plyand abfolutely fo ; and all Ordinances of its inflituted Worfhip are changed, with new rules for theobfervation of what we are direr`led unto by the light of Nature yet the commands, promifes, and threatnings, made and given untoit as a Church, are all in full force with refpe& unto this new Church-fiate; and we need no new com- mands to render it our duty to joyn in Evangelical Char ches, for the ends of a Church in general. 5. The Lord Chrift hath difpofed all the ways and means of edification, unto thefe Churches; fo that ordi narily, and under anexpe&ationof his prelencein them., and concurrence unto their efficacy, theyare not other- wife to beenjoyed. Such are the ordinary difpenfation, of the Word,and Adrttinifiration of the sacraments.. For. any Difciple of Chrift to live in a negleël of thefe things,, and the enjoyment of them according to his mind, is to defpife hiscare and wifdom , in providing for his eternal welfare. 6. He bath prefcribedfundry duties untous , both as neceífary, and as evidences of our being his Difciples, fuch as cannot be orderly performed, but as we areMem- bers ofTome particular Congregation : this allohathbeen before declared. 7. The Infiitutionof thefe Churches, is the way which Chrift hath ordained to render his Kingdom viliible or eonfpicuous, in dittin uionfrom, and oppofition unto,the King-
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