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As it is in wicked communion, those who are more spiritually wicked, (for there is a kind of spiritual wickedness) they do more unite together, those that are more fleshly wicked, do not so closely unite, as your drunkards, and profane fellows, though they call good fellows, yet upon every cross word, they are ready to fall out: but others that are wicked in a malicious way against the godly, and wicked in a way of policy, to work to undermine the way of godliness, such as those join together a great deal more strongly, then those that join together in an outward fleshly way; Now because Gods people are spiritual in a gracious way, therefore they have such near ⟨p. 149⟩union, and union causes abundance of comfort. We read Exodus 26. of two sorts of Curtains for the Tabernacle, the one, verse 1. of fine twined linen, blew, purple and scarlet, and the taches were of gold to couple them; the other were of goats hair, ver. 7. and the taches to couple them were of brass, ver. 11. Which may set forth the several sorts of people in the Church; some are of a finer make then others, more spiritual, and the bonds of their union are golden, others are more course, and the bonds of their union are not so glorious; but this is a truth for ever, the more spiritual, the more union, the more pure the souls of men are, and of the more excellent temper, the more close, sweet, excellent in their union.

As it is in wicked communion, those who are more spiritually wicked, (for there is a kinde of spiritual wickedness) they do more unite together, those that are more fleshly wicked, do not so closely unite, as your drunkards, and prophane fellows, though they call good fellows, yet upon every cross word, they are ready to fall out: but others that are wicked in a malicious way against the godly, and wicked in a way of policy, to work to undermine the way of godliness, such as those joyn together a great deal more strongly, then those that joyn together in an outward fleshly way; Now because Gods people are spiritual in a gracious way, therefore they have such near ⟨p. 149⟩union, and union causes abundance of comfort. We read Exodus 26. of two sorts of Curtains for the Tabernacle, the one, verse 1. of fine twined linen, blew, purple and scarlet, and the tatches were of gold to couple them; the other were of goats hair, ver. 7. and the tatches to couple them were of brass, ver. 11. Which may set forth the several sorts of people in the Church; some are of a finer make then others, more spiritual, and the bonds of their union are golden, others are more course, and the bonds of their union are not so glorious; but this is a truth for ever, the more spiritual, the more union, the more pure the souls of men are, and of the more excellent temper, the more close, sweet, excellent in their union.