The true nature of a Gospel church and its government

IN the Faith hereof, all the true Churches of Christ throughout the World, have a comforting refreshing Communion, which, is the spring of many Duties in them continually.

3. THIS Communion of Churches in Faith, consists much in the principal Fruit of it; namely, Prayer. So is it stated, Ephes. 2.18. For through Christ we have an Access by one Spirit unto the Father. And that therein the Communion of the Catholic Church doth consist, the Apostle declares in the following Verses; 19, 20, 21, 22. Now therefore, &c. For Prayer in all Churches having one object, which is God even the Father, God as the Father, proceeding in all from one and the same Spirit, given unto them as a Spirit of Grace and Supplications to make Intercession for them, and all of them continually offered unto God by the same High-Priest▪ who adds unto it the Incense of his own Intercession, and by whom they have all an access unto the same Throne of Grace, they have all a blessed Communion herein continually. And this Communion is the more express in that the Prayers of all are for all; so as that there is no particular Church of Christ in the World, not any one Member of any of them, but they have the Prayers ⟨p. 247⟩of all the Churches in the World, and of all the Members of them every day. And however this Communion be invisible unto the eyes of Flesh, yet is it glorious and conspicuous unto the eye of Faith; and is a part of the glory of Christ the Mediator in Heaven. This Prayer proceeding from, or wrought by one and the same Spirit in them all, equally bestowed on them all, by virtue of the Promise of Christ; having the same object, even God as a Father, and offered unto him by the same High-Priest, together with his own Intercession, gives unto all Churches a Communion, far more glorious than what consists in some outward Rites and Orders of Mens devising.

3. THIS Communion of Churches in Faith, consists much in the principal Fruit of it; namely, Prayer. So is it stated,