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The Gospel-Form of a particular Church of God consists (as we said) in the fitly framing, compacting and joining those sanctified Believers together into▪ ONE Fellowship, Society and Gospel Brotherhood in a solemn Day of Prayer, with Fasting, wherein some Able Minister of the Gospel, having by Preaching the Word unto them, ⟨p. 49⟩showed them their Respective Duties in a Church Relation, the Elders and Chief Brethren of some particular Churches of Saints being present, and assisting in the work of the Day (if they may be obtained) may in the Name and Authority of the LORD Jesus Christ (by virtue of this Commission given to him) constitute and make them a particular Visible Church of God; they giving up themselves professedly first to the LORD, and then one to another, mutually and solemnly with one accord engaging themselves to come together in ONE Congregation, and to Assemble themselves together in some one Place every first Day of the week, to worship God publicly in all his holy Ordinances, with their mutual professed Subjection unto the Laws of God's House, and with a Professed Resolution to Continue in the Apostles Doctrine, and in Fellowship, and in Breaking of Bread, and Prayer, through the Help of God. All which being done, the same Minister ought to declare them to be a Church of Saints, and the Ministers and Brethren of other Churches being also present, ought to own and ⟨p. 50⟩acknowledge them to be a Sister-Church, by giving them the Right hand of Fellowship; and so to commend them by Prayer unto God, and to the Word of his Grace, who is able to build them up, and to give them an Inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

The Gospel-Form of a particular Church of God consists (as we said) in the fitly framing, compacting and joyning those sanctified Believers together into▪ ONE Fellowship, Society and Gospel Brotherhood in a solemn Day of Prayer, with Fasting, wherein some Able Minister of the Gospel, having by Preaching the Word unto them, ⟨p. 49⟩shewed them their Respective Duties in a Church Relation, the Elders and Chief Brethren of some particular Churches of Saints being present, and assisting in the work of the Day (if they may be obtained) may in the Name and Authority of the LORD Jesus Christ (by virtue of this Commission given to him) constitute and make them a particular Visible Church of God; they giving up themselves professedly first to the LORD, and then one to another, mutually and solemnly with one accord engaging themselves to come together in ONE Congregation, and to Assemble themselves together in some one Place every first Day of the week, to worship God publickly in all his holy Ordinances, with their mutual professed Subjection unto the Laws of God's House, and with a Professed Resolution to Continue in the Apostles Doctrine, and in Fellowship, and in Breaking of Bread, and Prayer, through the Help of God. All which being done, the same Minister ought to declare them to be a Church of Saints, and the Ministers and Brethren of other Churches being also present, ought to own and