Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

2. He is grieved when through darkness, and unbelief we §. 26 will not, do not receive those Consolations which he tenders to us, and which he is abundantly willing that we should receive; but of this I shall have occasion to speak afterward in handling our Communion with the Holy Ghost.

2. He is grieved when through darkenesse, and unbeliefe we §. 26 will not, doe not receive those Consolations which he tenders to us, and which he is abundantly willing that we should receive; but of this I shall have occasion to speake afterward in handling our Communion with the Holy Ghost.

3. In his institutions or matter and manner of his worship, Christ marrying his Church to himself, taking it to that Relation, still §. 27 expresseth the main of their chaste & choice Affections to him, to lye in their keeping his Institutions & his worship according to his appointment. The breach of this he calls Adultery every where, and whoredom; He is a jealous God, and he gives himself that title only in respect of his institutions. And the whole Apostasy of the Christian Church unto false worship is called ^cfornication, ⟨p. 170⟩and the Church that lead the others to false worship, the Mother of Harlots. On this account those Believers who really attend to Communion with Jesus Christ, do labour to keep their hearts chaste to him in his Ordinances, institutions and worship, and that two ways.

3. In his institutions or matter and manner of his worship, Christ marrying his Church to himselfe, taking it to that Relation, still §. 27 expresseth the maine of their chast & choyce Affections to him, to lye in their keeping his Institutions & his worship according to his appointment. The breach of this he calls Adultery every where, and whoredome; He is a jealous God, and he gives himselfe that title only in respect of his institutions. And the whole Apostacy of the Christian Church unto false worship is called