t 8 6 Whatfort of Churches Good and the Bad in all Church Adminiftrations (2.) That Perfons openly or flegitioufly wicked, be not admitted into the Society of the Church, or a participa- tion of its Priviledges. (3.) That Holinef, Love, and Ufefulnefs, be openly avowed as the DeIigu and Intereft ofthe Church. But they are all fo comprized in the General Head of Dip. pline, as that I thali not inparticular infift upon them. Fromwhat bath been thus declared, it will appear on the other hand,what Church it is that aDifciplineofCfrifl;, who takes due care of his own edification and Salvation, . ought in Duty to joyn himfelfunto in compleat Commu- nion. ToAnfwer this Enquiry, is the End of all thof° Difcourfes and Controverfies which have been about the Notes of the true Church. I (hall _ briefly deter- mine concerning it, according to the Principles before Evinced. z. It muff be filch a Church as wherein all the Funda- mental Truths ofthe Gafpel are believed; owned, and profeffed, without Controverfie, and thofe not borne withal by whom they are denied or oppofed. Without this a Church is not the Ground and Pillar of Truth, it loth not hold the Head, it is not built on the Founda- tion of the Prophets and Apofties. Neither is it fuffici- ent, that thofe things are generally profeffed or not de- nied. A Church that is filledwith wranglings and con- tions about fundamental or important Truths of the Gofpel, is not of choice to be joyned unto. For thefe things fubvert the Souls ofMen, and greatly impede their Edi- fication. And although both among diftin& Churches, and among the Members of the fame Church, likutual Form-
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