That to this¹ church He has made the promises, and given the seals of His covenant, presence, love, blessing and protection: Here² are the holy oracles as in the side of the ark, surely kept and purely taught. Here are³ all the fountains and springs of His grace continually replenished and flowing forth. Here is⁴ He lifted up to all nations, hither He⁵ unites all men to His supper, His manage feast; hither ought⁶ all men of all estates and degrees that acknowledge Him their prophet, priest, and king to repair, to be⁷ enrolled amongst His household servants, to be under His heavenly conduct and government, to lead their lives in His walled sheepfold, and watered orchard, to have communion here with the saints, that they may be made meet to be partakers of their inheritance in the kingdom of God.

1. Leviticus 26:11–12; Ezekiel 48:35; Matthew 28:19–20; Romans 9:4; 2 Corinthians 6:18 ↩︎
2. Deuteronomy 31:26; Isaiah 8:16; 1 Timothy 3:15; 4:16; 6:3, 5; 2 Timothy 2:15; Titus 1:9 ↩︎
3. Job 38:39; Psalm 46:4–5; Ezekiel 47:1ff. ↩︎
4. Isaiah 11:12; 49:22; John 3:14 ↩︎
5. Proverbs 9:4–5; Isaiah 55:1; Matthew 6:33; 22:2; John 7:37 ↩︎
6. Deuteronomy 12:5, 11; Isaiah 2:2–3; Zechariah 14:16–19 ↩︎
7. Psalm 87:5–6; Song of Solomon 4:12; Isaiah 44:5; Galatians 6:10; Ephesians 2:19; Colossians 1:12–13 ↩︎