A discourse of the building, nature, excellency, and government of the house of God…

AS I have showed you who in Office are, So I will tell you how and with what care Those here entrusted with the Government, Keep to the Statutes made to that intent. By Rules Divine this House is Governed; Not Sanguinary ones, nor taught nor fed By Humane Precepts: for the Scripture saith, The Word's our ghostly Food; Food for our Faith. Nor are all forced to the same degree In things Divine, tho all exhorted be ⟨p. 28⟩To the most absolute proficiency That Law or Duty can to them descry.¹

AS I have shew'd you who in Office are, So I will tell you how and with what care Those here intrusted with the Government, Keep to the Statutes made to that intent. By Rules Divine this House is Governed; Not Sanguinary ones, nor taught nor fed By Humane Precepts: for the Scripture saith, The Word's our ghostly Food; Food for our Faith. Nor are all forced to the same degree In things Divine, tho all exhorted be ⟨p. 28⟩To the most absolute proficiency That Law or Duty can to them discry.¹

1. 1Mat. 28.18, 19, 20. Luk. 10.54, 55, 56. Colos. 2.20, 21, 22. Philip. 3.17.

Alas here's Children, here are great with Young; Here are the Sick and Weak, as well as Strong. Here are the Cedar, Shrub, and bruised Reed; Yea, here are such who wounded are, and bleed. As here are some who in their Grammar be, So here are others in their A B C. Some apt to Teach, and others hard to Learn; Some far off, others can scarce discern That which is set before them in the Glass; Others forgetful are, and so let pass, Or slip out of their mind what they did hear But now,