The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmouth, August…The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmovth, August…

4. By Decency of Order, rendering the Church^z beautiful as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an Army with Banners; Thus the Church of Israel marched in the Wilderness in the manner of a formed Camp, with exquisite beauty and order, whereof we have an ample description, Numb. 2. In like manner the new Jerusalem, which descended out of Heaven, beautified with the Glory of God, whose street was pure gold as transparent glass, whose foundation was garnished with all manner of precious stones, is said to be four-square, having an accurate proportion and symmetry in all the parts thereof, Rev. 21. 16. And thus the Apostle directed all things to be done in the Church of Christ with Decency and Order, 1 Cor. 14. 40. and rejoiced to see the Order which was in the Church of the Colossians, Col. 2. 5. ⟨p. 8⟩When every Member keepeth his own Rank, and every Officer doth his proper Duty, according to the^a Pattern and^b Commission given him by Christ, then is the Pastoral Office administered with the Staff of Beauty.

4. By Decency of Order, rendering the Church^z beautiful as Tirzah, comely as Ierusalem, terrible as an Army with Banners; Thus the Church of Israel marched in the Wilderness in the manner of a formed Camp, with exquisite beauty and order, whereof we have an ample description, Numb. 2. In like manner the new Jerusalem, which descended out of Heaven, beautified with the Glory of God, whose street was pure gold as transparent glass, whose foundation was garnished with all manner of pretious stones, is said to be four-square, having an accurate proportion and symmetry in all the parts thereof,