3. In [keeping] his institutions, or
matter and manner of his worship. Christ marrying his church to himself,
taking it to that relation, still expresseth the main of their chaste and
choice affections to him to lie in their keeping his institutions and
his worship according to his appointment. The breach of this he calls
“adultery” everywhere, and “whoredom.” He is a “jealous God;” and he gives
himself that title only in respect of his institutions. And the whole
apostasy of the Christian church unto false worship is called Rev. xvii. 5.“fornication;”
and the church that leads the others to false worship, the “mother of
harlots.” On this account, those believers who really attend to communion
with Jesus Christ, do labour to keep their hearts chaste to him in his
ordinances, institutions, and worship; and that two ways:—