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

2. And all that believe in Christ, believe that he came into the world to call and gather his Church, and to save them; and that he sent his Word, his Ministers and Spirit to this end. He is the principle of life to the Church his body; who first by aggregation uniteth them to himself and one another, and then is their constitutive and governing and quickening head. It is his undertaken office first to make all his own members, and then to govern, preserve, edify and save them. And how can Christ make his Church, without uniting the members? Can he build his house, and never set the bricks, stones or timber together? Can you make a Clock or Watch, without adapting and uniting the parts? And can Christ gather, build, compaginate and unite his Church, and not so much as tell men (either Pastors or people) what are the Conditions and terms of union, and the cement or solder that must unite them?

2. And all that believe in Christ, believe that he came into the world to call and gather his Church, and to save them; and that he sent his Word, his Ministers and Spirit to this end. He is the principle of life to the Church his body; who first by aggregation uniteth them to himself and one another, and then is their constitutive and governing and quickning head. It is his undertaken office first to make all his own members, and then to govern, preserve, edifie and save them. And how can Christ make his Church, without uniting the members? Can he build his house, and never set the bricks, stones or timber together? Can you make a Clock or Watch, without adapting and uniting the parts? And can Christ gather, build, compaginate and unite his Church, and not so much as tell men (either Pastors or people) what are the Conditions and terms of union, and the cement or solder that must unite them?

§. 5. And all Christians confess Christs sufficiency for his office, and his perfect faithfulness in performing it. He wanted neither Power, Wisdom, nor Love (or Will) to gather his own Church or ⟨p. 100⟩body: He was faithful as Moses in all Gods house. And he that fulfilled all the righteousness of the Law, and whatever was imposed on him as a humbled satisfier of Justice, surely no less fulfilled all that belonged to him as the grand Administrator, and Benefactor, and Executor of Gods mercy and his own will, and as Head over all things to his Church,