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As to such who rend themselves from a Church, or violate their sacred Covenant by irregularly withdrawing themselves, they ought to be marked, and solemnly in the public Congregation ¹declared to have withdrawn, rent, and cut off themselves from the Communion of the Church, and no longer to be owned nor looked upon as Members, and none to Communicate with them until they have given satisfaction by Repentance.

As to such who rend themselves from a Church, or violate their sacred Covenant by irregularly withdrawing themselves, they ought to be marked, and solemnly in the publick Congregation ¹declared to have withdrawn, rent, and cut off themselves from the Communion of the Church, and no longer to be owned nor lookt upon as Members, and none to Communicate with them until they have given satisfaction by Repentance.

1. 1Rom. 6. 17, 18. 2 Thess. 3. 6, 14, 15. Matth. •8.

The Second part of the Fan of Discipline is that rule laid down by the Apostle, of withdrawing from every Brother and Sister that walketh disorderly; as such that are Busybodies, Tattlers, ¹or Idle; or such that neglect their Duties in attending on the Church in times of solemn Worship, or that make Parties, or ⟨p. 16⟩cause Division in the Church, and refuse to live in Obedience to Christ, under the due and just Government thereof, or to obey them that are set over them in the Lord, or who strive to have the preeminence, like Diotrophes, being Vain-glorious, prating against, or despising of Dignities, or the just Authority of Christs Ministers, or Angels of his Churches, as the beloved Apostle speaks,