A43183:34
Heads of agreement assented to
Heads of agreement assented to by the united ministers in and about London, formerly called Presbyterian and Congregational
London: printed by R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1691
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. AS it cannot be avoided, but that in the Purest Churches on Earth, there will sometimes Offences and Scandals arise by reason of Hypocrisy and prevailing corruption; so Christ hath made it the Duty of every Church, to reform it self by Spiritual Remedies, appointed by him to be applied in all such cases; viz. Admonition, and Excommunication.
1. AS it cannot be avoided, but that in the Purest Churches on Earth, there will sometimes Offences and Scandals arise by reason of Hypocrisie and prevailing corruption; so Christ hath made it the Duty of every Church, to reform it self by Spiritual Remedies, appointed by him to be applied in all such cases; viz. Admonition, and Excommunication.
2. Admonition, being the rebuking of an Offending Member in order to conviction, ⟨p. 9⟩is in case of private offences to be performed according to the Rule in Mat. 18. v. 15, 16, 17. and in case of Public offences, openly before the Church, as the Honour of the Gospel, and nature of the Scandal shall require: And if either of the Admonitions take place for the recovery of the fallen Person, all further proceedings in a way of censure, are thereon to cease, and satisfaction to be declared accordingly.
2. Admonition, being the rebuking of an Offending Member in order to conviction, ⟨p. 9⟩is in case of private offences to be performed according to the Rule in Mat. 18. v. 15, 16, 17. and in case of Publick offences, openly before the Church, as the Honour of the Gospel, and nature of the Scandal shall require: And if either of the Admonitions take place for the recovery of the fallen Person, all further proceedings in a way of censure, are thereon to cease, and satisfaction to be declared accordingly.