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

Hence was the Spirit of God in prayer derided, hence was the powerful preaching of the Gospel despised, hence was the Sabbath decried, hence was holiness stigmatized and persecuted; to what end? that Jesus Christ might be deposed from the sole privilege and power of Law-making in his Church; that the true husband might be thrust aside, and adulterers of his Spouse Embraced! that taskmasters might be appointed in and over his house, which he never gave to his Church. Ephes. 4. 12. that a ceremonious pompous, outward show worship, drawn from Pagan, Judaical and Antichristian observations might be introduced; of all which there is not one word, tittle or iota in the whole book of God: This then they who hold Communion with Christ are careful of; They will admit of nothing, practice nothing in the worship of God▪ private or public, but what they have his warrant for; unless it comes in his name, with thus saith the Lord Jesus, they will not hear an Angel from Heaven. They know the Apostles themselves were to teach the Saints only what Christ commanded them: Math. 28. 20. You know how many in this very nation in the days not long since passed, yea how many thousands left their native soil, and went into a vast and Howling wilderness in the utmost parts of the world, to keep their souls undefiled and chaste to their dear Lord Jesus, as to this of his worship and institutions.

Hence was the Spirit of God in prayer derided, hence was the powerfull preaching of the Gospell despised, hence was the Sabbath decryed, hence was holinesse stigmatized and persecuted; to what end? that Jesus Christ might be deposed from the sole priviledge and power of Law-making in his Chruch; that the true husband might be thrust aside, and adulterers of his Spouse Embraced! that taskemasters might be appointed in and over his house, which he never gave to his Church. Ephes. 4. 12. that a ceremonious pompous, outward shew worship, drawne from Pagan, Judaicall and Antichristian observations might be introduc'd; of all which there is not one word, tittle or iota in the whole booke of God: This then they who hold Communion with Christ are carefull of; They will admit of nothing, practice nothing in the worship of God▪ private or publicke, but what they have his warrant for; unlesse it comes in his name, with thus saith the Lord Jesus, they will not heare an Angel from Heaven. They know the Apostles themselves were to teach the Saints only what Christ commanded them: