An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

Again, The consideration of a Church-privilege and interest, will make thee most to attend to that, in disposing and settling thy self, when at liberty. ¹Most people look to live, where the best trading is, the greatest privileges, or best earthly accommodation. But if thou art one free to settle thy self where thou mayest; thou that fearest God will look upon Church advantages as the greatest glory and profit of all.

Again, The consideration of a Church-priviledge and interest, will make thee most to attend to that, in disposing and setling thy self, when at liberty. ¹Most people look to live, where the best trading is, the greatest priviledges, or best earthly accommodation. But if thou art one free to settle thy self where thou mayest; thou that fearest God will look upon Church advantages as the greatest glory and profit of all.

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Lastly, This will take off all those general thoughts, which do almost reign every where, to consider of men by their Cities and Townes, not by ¹their Churches; It's the Town at such a place, the Corporation at such a place, but no attending to that place, as it is a Church of God. Hence it is that we are wholly drowned in the thoughts of our selves, as a Town, as a Parish in civil respects, but never considering the relation of a Church, and what duties we are obliged unto thereby.

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