1. The advantages of membership, even of the external church, and of a participation of its ordinances, are very numerous and great, vs. 1, 2.
2. The great advantage of the Christian over the heathen world, and of the members of a visible ecclesiastical body over others not so situated, is the greater amount of divine truth presented to their understandings and hearts, v. 2.
3. All the writings which the Jews, at the time of Christ and his apos- tles, regarded as inspired, are really the word of God, v. 2.
4. No promise or covenant of God can ever be rightfully urged in favour of exemption from the punishment of sin, or of impunity to those
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