Hebron, which was a type of the Church, takes its name from Cabar, to accompany, and thence Chebron or Hebron, a pleasant or delectable society. The Saints are all (a)One Family, One Household, (b)One Body, (c)One Sheep-fold, (d)One Brother-hood, (e)One Building, one Vine-yard, one Army, one Spouse; to show that oneness which ought to be in affection among them. Christ tells us of his Spouse, Cant. 6.9. My Dove is one, the only one of her Mother; Hence the Primitive Christians, though some thousands, are said to be of one heart, and of one soul; of one heart in unity of affection, and of one soul in unity of judgement, Act. 4. 32. In Tertullians time the Heathen admired the Christians for their love, saying, Look how the Christians love one another. 6Jerusalem is a City compact together, at unity within it self, Psa. 122. 3. Babel was confounded by diversity of tongues; and the Citizens of Zion are confirmed by being of the same mind and mouth, by speaking all the same thing. O how many arguments doth the Spirit of God use to persuade them to oneness and unity. He tells them, ⟨p. 236⟩they have one Father, Rom. 8. 14. One Mother, Gal. 4. 26. that they are begotten by the same immortal seed, 1 Pet. 1. 23. and nourished by the same milk, 1 Pet. 2. 2. He calls them co-workers in the same labours, co-heirs of the same life, Rom. 16. 3. and 8. 17. Stones of the same building, then which there cannot be a more firm connection; and branches of the same Vine, then which there cannot be a more inherent inoculation. How Pathetically doth the loving Redeemer exhort his Disciples to love and oneness! He giveth them his precept; A new Commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another; not but that it was an old duty, but because envy and malice had prevailed so much among the Jews, that to love was a new thing. Again, This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as if there were nothing else that he required but this, or as if this of all the Commandments was that which Jesus loved best. He sets before them his own pattern, As I have loved you, so ought ye to love one another. The love of Christ should prevail with Christians to lay down their lives for him, and shall it not prevail to lay down their strifes among themselves? Further, How affectionately doth he pray to his Father to bestow this blessing upon them?
Hebron, which was a type of the Church, takes its name from Cabar, to accompany, and thence Chebron or Hebron, a pleasant or delectable society. The Saints are all (a)One Family, One Houshold, (b)One Body, (c)One Sheep-fold, (d)One Brother-hood, (e)One Building, one Vine-yard, one Army, one Spouse; to shew that oneness which ought to be in affection among them. Christ tells us of his Spouse, Cant. 6.9. My Dove is one, the onely one of her Mother; Hence the Primitive Christians, though some thousands, are said to be of one heart, and of one soul; of one heart in unity of affection, and of one soul in unity of judgement, Act. 4. 32. In Tertullians time the Heathen admired the Christians for their love, saying, Look how the Christians love one another. 6Jerusalem is a City compact together, at unity within it self, Psa. 122. 3. Babel was confounded by diversity of tongues; and the Citizens of Zion are confirmed by being of the same mind and mouth, by speaking all the same thing. O how many arguments doth the Spirit of God use to perswade them to oneness and unity. He tels them, ⟨p. 236⟩they have one Father, Rom. 8. 14. One Mother, Gal. 4. 26. that they are begotten by the same immortal seed, 1 Pet. 1. 23. and nourished by the same milk, 1 Pet. 2. 2. He calls them co-workers in the same labours, co-heirs of the same life,
- (a)Gal. 6 10.
- (b)Ephes. 3.6.
- (c)Joh 10. 4 16.
- (d)1 Pet. 2. 4, 5.
- (e)Ephes. 1. 20, 21, 22.
- 6Phil. 2. 2. 1 Cor. 1. 10.
