The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God

3ly, From the Public Covenant that is between God and a professing People; God made a Public Covenant between him and the People of Israel, wherein he engages public Prosperity unto them, upon condition of their obedience; and all professing Countries are under the same Covenant for substance; the promises, and so the threatenings declared are of force unto the end of the World, and we have the like encouragement to obedience that they had, and are in the like danger in case of •sobedience.

3ly, From the Publick Covenant that is between God and a professing People; God made a Publick Covenant between him and the People of Israel, wherein he engages publick Prosperity unto them, upon condition of their obedience; and all professing Countries are under the same Covenant for substance; the promises, and so the threatnings declared are of force unto the end of the World, and we have the like encouragement to obedience that they had, and are in the like danger in case of •sobedience.

God deals with professing Countries at this Day according to the Tenor of that Covenant, those promises will never be out of Date to the end of the World, God makes the same to Israel with respect to the time of their Restoration, this abundantly Witnesseth that every Christian Nation is a Church; if God hath made a Covenant with them upon condition of obedience, then they are a Society in Covenant with God, then they are one body in Covenant with God, and the whole hath Power over the parts, and they are invested with sufficient Authority to see the Covenant kept: If they were in Covenant, and had not Power to make the several parts to keep Covenant, the Covenant would be a snare to them; particular Societies might bring guilt upon them, and they would have no Power to remove it; if they be all engaged in one individual Covenant, the Country hath Power to regulate all Maladministrations that any of the parts are guilty of, if they are in one individual Covenant, they are as one body Espoused by God, the People of God, the flock of Christ, and therefore one Church; here is all that made Israel to be a Church, therefore such a People are a Church.