and Industrous, and Just Punishment of the Lazy and Vicious in all Perswasions; so shall the Kingdom Flou∣rish, and the Government Prosper.Church Power supposeth a Church first. It will not be improper therefore to examine; first, What a Scripture. New Testament Church is; and next, what is the Scripture-Power belonging to such a Church: A Scripture-Church, as she may be called Visible, is a Company or Society of People, believing, pro∣fessing and practising according to the Doctrine and Ex∣ample of Christ Jesus and his Apostles, and not accord∣ing to the Scribes and Pharisees, that taught for Doctrine the Traditions of men: They are such as are Meek in Heart, Lowly in Spirit Mat, 11. 20. Chast in Life, 1 Pet. 3. 2. 2 Cor. 11. 2. Virtuous in all Con∣versation, Phil. 4. 8. 1 Pet. 1. 15. full of Self-denyal, Mat. 16. 24. Long-suffering and Patient, 2 Cor. 4. 6. not on∣ly forgiving, Luke 6. 37. but loving their ve∣ry Enemies; which answers Christ's own Character of himself Religion and Kingdom, which is the most apt Distin∣ction that ever can be given of the Nature of his Church and her Authority, viz.Joh. 18. 36. MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD. Which well connects with Render unto Caesar the things that areMat. 22. 21. Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.It was an Answer to a very suspitious Question; for it was familiarly bruitd, that he wasLuke 13. 2.a King, and came to possess his Kingdom, and was by some called the King of the Jews.0