The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…

V. The SPIRIT of UNITY and LOVE is the Great means of the Churches increase: There is a twofold augmentation of the Church: 1. Intrinsic and Intensive; when it Increaseth in all Goodness, and hasteth to perfection: And it is this Vital principle of Uniting Love, or the Spirit of Unity, which is the immediate cause of this. 2. Extensive, when the Church is enlarged, and more are added to it: And ⟨p. 62⟩it is a Life of Uniting Love among Christians, that must do this as much or more than preaching: Or at least, if that preaching which is but the effect of Knowledge, produce Evangelical Knowledge in the hearers, yet a Life of Love and Unity is the adapted means of breeding Love and Unity, the Life of Religion in the world: Light may cause Light; but Heat must cause Heat; and it must be a Living thing that must generate life, by ordinary causation: That which cometh from the Head, may reach the Head, and perhaps the Heart, but is not so fit to operate on Hearts as that which cometh from the heart. Undoubtedly if Christians did commonly live in such Love and Unity among themselves, and show the fruits of common Love to all about them, as their Great master and his Religion teacheth them, they would do wonders in converting sinners, and enlarging the Church of Jesus Christ. Who could stand out against the convincing and Attractive power of Uniting Love? Who could much hate and persecute those that Love them, and show that Love? This would heap melting coals of fire on their heads. Our Saviour knew this when he made this his great Lesson to his disciples, and when he prayed (Joh. 17. 21, 22, 23, 24.) over and over [for them which should believe on him, through the Apostles word, [that they all may be One, as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me: And the Glory which thou gavest me I have given them▪ that they may be One even as we are One: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in One, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me]. O when will Christ revive this blessed principle in his followers, and set them again on this effectual way of ⟨p. 63⟩preaching, that Love may draw the world into the Churches Unity? Some look for new miracles for the converting of the now-forsaken Nations: what God will do of that kind we know not;