4.

    considered either as not yet in Church order (a) or as

    waking according to the church order of the gospel

    In order, & so besides their spirituall union & comu[nion]

    common to all beleevers, they enjoy moreover an un[nion]

    & communion Ecclesiassticall=politicall (c). and so we

    deny an universall visible church. (a) Act. 19.1. (b) Co[cut off]

    (c) Matt. 18. 17. 1 Cor. 5. 12.

              5

    The state of the members of the militant visible

    church walking in order, was either oeconomicall

    that is, in in Families (d), or under the Law na[tional]

    (e), or since the coming of Cht only congregational

    (f) (The terme Independent we approove not)

    fore neither nationall, provinciall nor classicall

    (d) Gen. 18. 19 (e) Exod. 19.6 (f) 1 Cor. 14. 23.

              6

    A congregationall church is by the Institution [of]

    Cht, a p[ar]t of the militant visible church, consisting

    of a company of saints by calling (a), united unto o[ne]

    body (b) by an holy coven[an]t, (c) for the publike worship [of]

    God (d) & the mutuall edification of one another,

    the fellowshippe of ye Lord Jesus. (a) 1 Cor. 1. 2. (b) 1 Co[r] [cut off]

    27. Rom. 12. 5. (c) exod. 29. 5, 6.  deut. 29. 1, 9 to 15. (d) A[ct]

    2.42. 2 Cor. 14. 26.

         ¶ Chapt. 3. Of the matter of the visible

         church ^both in respect of quality & quantity

                        1

    The matter of a visible church are saints by

    calling. 2 Cor. 1. 2. Eph. 1.1.

                        2

    By saints we undrstand, 1. Such as have not onely