hungry, beggarly and mean, but their own mind is not fitly qualifi'd before they use them: bring but an honest mind to these parts of Devotion, a true sense of God, sober and good purposes, and affections well di∣sposed, that which is plain will prove Seraphical, im∣prove our Judgment, heighten our Passions, and make the Church a Quire of Angels. Without which good disposition, our Devotion is but Constitution, or melan∣choly Peevishness, Sullenness, or Devotion to a Party, a Sacrifice that God will not acccept.
4. Her Order and Discipline. Such are the Capa∣cities and Manners of Men, not to be taught onely by naked Vertue, a natural Judgment, or an immediate Teaching of God; but by Ministry and Discipline, decent Ceremonies and Constitutions, and other ex∣ternal Methods: these are the outward Pales and Guards, the Supplies and Helps for the Weakness of Humane Nature. Our Church hath fitted and ordered these so well, as neither to want or to abound; not to make Religion too gay, nor leave her slovingly; nei∣ther rude nor phantastick, but is cloth'd in Dresses pro∣per to a manly Religion; not to please or gratifie our senses, so as to fix there, but to serve the reason and judgment of our Mind. There are none of our Cere∣monies, which good Men, and wise Men, have not judged decent, and serviceable to the great ends of Re∣ligion; and none of them but derive themselves from a very ancient Family, being us'd in most Ages, and most of the Churches of God; and have decency, an∣tiquity, and usefulness, to plead for them; to help our Memories, to excite our Affections, to render our Ser∣vices orderly and comely. Were we indeed all Soul, and such Seraphical Saints, and grown Men, as we make our selves, we might then plead against such external helps; but when we have Natures of weakness