Sermons upon Deuteronomy

And let us mark further, that to keep the passover aright at this day, it behoveth us to be united together, accordingly as we see how God hath given a strait commandment thereof in this place, where he saith it is not Lawful to eat the paschal Lamb in any other of the Cities or towns of the country, but that they ought to assemble §60together to the Temple. Which thing I have told you heretofore, was done to preserve the religion in his pureness. Will we then nowadays be partakers of our Lord Jesus Christ? Let us agree together that there may be a true brotherhood among us. For if we be at odds among our selves like dogs & cats, Jesus Christ must needs disclaim & disavow us. And therefore let us not imagine our selves to be united to Jesus Christ, except there be good agreement and brotherly love among us. And wherein must that be? We may not conspire together as the wicked do; for they make confederacies and join hands together to make war against God. Cursed be such union: it behooveth us to be far off from such dealing. Nay, we must resort to the temple of God. And although we have not now a material temple as the Jews had then in Jerusalem; (for our meeting together is for common orders sake, and not after the manner of the Jews, who had a place certain appointed out to them:) although (say I) we have not the like figure; yet must we walk as in the presence of our God,¹ we must be ruled by his word, we must have one melody of faith to praise God as it were with one mouth, & we must show our selves truly to be all one in him Thus ye see how we must be gathered together to Gods Church, if we will be partakers of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And let vs marke further, that to keepe the passeouer aright at this day, it behoueth vs to be vnited together, accordingly as we see how God hath giuen a strait commaundement thereof in this place, where he saith it is not Lawfull to eate the pascall Lambe in any other of the Cities or towns of the contrey, but yt they ought to assemble §60together to the Temple. Which thing I haue told you heeretofore, was doone to preserue the religion in his purenes. Will we then nowadaies be partakers of our Lord Iesus Christ? Let vs agree together that there may be a true brotherhood among vs. For if we bee at ods among our selues like dogs & cats, Iesus Christ must needes disclaime & disauow vs. And therefore let vs not imagine our selues to be vnited to Iesus Christ, except there be good agreement and brotherly loue among vs. And wherein must that be? We may not conspire together as the wicked doe; for they make confederacies and ioyne hands together to make warre against God. Cursed be such vnion: it behooueth vs to bee farre off from such dealing. Nay, we must resorte to the temple of God. And although we haue not now a material temple as the Iewes had then in Ierusalem; (for our meeting togither is for common orders sake, and not after the manner of the Iewes, who had a place certaine appointed out to thē:) although (say I) we haue not the like figure; yet must we walke as in the presence of our God,