An humble attempt to promote explicit agreement and visible union of God's people in…

As 'tis the Glory of the Church of Christ, that she, in all her Members, however dispersed, is thus one, one holy Society, one City, one Family, one Body; so it is very desirable, that this Union should be manifested, and become visible; and so, that her distant Members should act as one, in those Things that concern the common Interest of the whole Body, and in those Duties and Exercises wherein they have to do with their common Lord and Head, as seeking of him the common Prosperity. It becomes all the Members of a particular Family, who are so strictly united, and have in so many Respects one common Interest, to unite in Prayer to God for the Things they need: It becomes a Nation, in Days of Prayer, appointed by national Authority, at certain Seasons, visibly to unite in Prayer for those public Mercies that concern the Interest of the whole Nation: So it becomes the Church of Christ, which is one holy Nation, a peculiar People, one heavenly Family, more strictly united, in many Respects, and having infinitely greater Interests that are common to the whole, than any other Society; I say, it especially becomes this Society, visibly to unite, and expressly to agree together in Prayer to God for the common Prosperity; ⟨p. 81⟩and above all, that common Prosperity and Advancement that is so unspeakably great and glorious, which God hath so abundantly promised to fulfil in the latter Days.

As 'tis the Glory of the Church of Christ, that she, in all her Members, however dispersed, is thus one, one holy Society, one City, one Family, one Body; so it is very desireable, that this Union should be manifested, and become visible; and so, that her distant Members should act as one, in those Things that concern the common Interest of the whole Body, and in those Duties and Exercises wherein they have to do with their common Lord and Head, as seeking of him the common Prosperity. It becomes all the Members of a particular Family, who are so strictly united, and have in so many Respects one common Interest, to unite in Prayer to God for the Things they need: It becomes a Nation, in Days of Prayer, appointed by national Authority, at certain Seasons, visibly to unite in Prayer for those publick Mercies that concern the Interest of the whole Nation: So it becomes the Church of Christ, which is one holy Nation, a peculiar People, one heavenly Family, more strictly united, in many Respects, and having infinitely greater Interests that are common to the whole, than any other Society; I say, it especially becomes this Society, visibly to unite, and expresly to agree together in Prayer to God for the common Prosperity;