Use 3 It may teach us, never to rest in any fellowship or society of the Church, till we are knit by the spirit to God and Christ, so that every ordinance knits you nearer to Christ, and to his Members, and every conference quickens your affection to the Church, and theirs to you; come not therefore to the Fellowship of the Church for custom or credit, or to satisfy friends, these are but as glass eyes, and wooden legs; how little good will it be to that person that lives in the Church like a noisome humour, hurtful, and pricking the Church, troublesome to the Church and Members thereof? such a one is but an evil humour, and it were better it were cast out; nay content not your selves in being an ornament and supportance to the Church, liberal for any good use; and so Ministers, you must not rest in this, you are but as wooden legs, and glass eyes▪ and you lose by it, unless you draw juice and nourishment from the body by the spirit; rejoice not therefore in this, that you cleave to the Church, and they to you; but rejoice that you are of that number, whose names are written in heaven; rejoice in this, that by the spirit and Faith, you are knit to Christ, rejoice that you do any good office to the Church, not for any by-respect, but naturally.
Ʋse 3 It may teach us, never to rest in any fellowship or society of the Church, till we are knit by the spirit to God and Christ, so that every ordinance knits you nearer to Christ, and to his Members, and every conference quickens your affection to the Church, and theirs to you; come not therefore to the Fellowship of the Church for custome or credit, or to satisfie friends, these are but as glasse eyes, and woden leggs; how little good will it be to that person that lives in the Church like a noysome humor, hurtful, and pricking the Church, troublesome to the Church and Members thereof? such a one is but an evil humor, and it were better it were cast out; nay content not your selves in being an ornament and supportance to the Church, liberal for any good use; and so Ministers, you must not rest in this, you are but as wooden leggs, and glasse eyes▪ and you lose by it, unlesse you draw juice and nourishment from the body by the spirit; rejoyce not therefore in this, that you cleave to the Church, and they to you; but rejoyce that you are of that number, whose names are written in heaven; rejoyce in this, that by the spirit and Faith, you are knit to Christ, rejoyce that you do any good office to the Church, not for any by-respect, but naturally.
