Mitchel (the famous Pastor of the Church in Cambridge) when he gave him the Right-hand of Fellowship at his Ordination. And not long before he went to be among the Spirits of Just Men made Perfect, He drew up, Propositions concerning the Consociation and Communion of Churches, tendered to the Elders and Brethren of the Churches, for their Consideration and acceptance according to God. Which Propositions falling into my Hands, I Published them to the World above forty years ago. The want of a ⟨p. 37⟩Church-Government has been objected to us, when as we have one gathered out of the Word of God, by those Eminent Servants of his, who planted Churches in New-England. What else is our Platform of Church-Discipline? Our only want is an agreement to practice what has been our Profession; which neglect will in time endanger the Overturning our Church-Government, and our Churches too, and it may be introduce another Church-Government, not gathered out of the Word of God. In the Synod which met at Boston, in the year 1662. although' there was not an Universal Concurrence in the Answer to the First Question, Concerning the Subjects of Baptism. In answer to the second question about the Consociation of Churches, there was a marvellous Unanimity; not one Elder, nor so much as two Brethren in all that Reverend Assembly dissenting, which I am the better able to testify, in that I was of that Synod; which very few Men now Living were. Not one other that I know of. Such an Unanimity, •eems to be of God, and the Consideration of it should be of ⟨p. 38⟩weight with the Churches. The Pastors in this Province, did at a General Convention of them at Boston, May 30▪ 1700. Pass the following Vote, To prevent the great mischief to the Evangelical Interests, that may arise from the unadvised proceedings of People to gather Churches in the Neighbourhood, it is provided, that the Result of the Synod, in 1662. relating to the Conso•iation of Churches may be Republished, with an Address to the Churches, Intimating our desires (and so far as we are Concerned our purposes) to see that Advice carefully attended, and the irregular Proceedings of any People hereafter contrary to that Advice▪ not Encouraged. This was the Vote which passed at the mentioned Convention. When also he that writes these Lines, was desired to Address the Churches accordingly. What has hitherto retarded, I need not mention.
Mitchel (the famous Pastor of the Church in Cambridge) when he gave him the Right-hand of Fellowship at his Ordination. And not long before he went to be among the Spirits of Just Men made Perfect, He drew up, Propositions concerning the Consociation and Communion of Churches, t•ndred to the Elders and Brethren of the Churches, for their Consideration and acceptance according to God. Which Propositions falling into my Hands, I Published them to the World above fourty years ago. The want of a ⟨p. 37⟩Church-Government has been objected to us, when as we have one gath•red out of the Word of God, by those Eminent Servants of his, who planted Churches in New-England. What else is our Platform of Church-Discipline? Our only want is an agreement to practice what has been our Profession; which neglect will in time endanger the Overturning our Church-Government, and our Churches too, and it may be introduce another Church-Government, not gathered out of the Word of God. In the Synod which met at Boston, in the year 1662. altho' there was not an Universal Concurrence in the Answer to the First Question, Concerning the Subjects of Baptism. In answer to the second question about the Consociation of Churches, there was a marvellous Unanimity; not one Elder, nor so much as two Brethren in all that Reverend Assembly dissenting, which I am the better able to testify, in that I was of that Synod; which very few Men now Living were. Not one other that I know of. Such an Unanimity, •eems to be of God, and the Consideration of it should be of ⟨p. 38⟩weight with the Churches. The Pastors in this Province, did at a General Convention of them at Boston, May 30▪ 1700. Pass the following Vote, To prevent the great mischief to the Evangelical Interests, that may arise from the unadvised proceedings of People to gather Churches in the Neighbourhood, it is provided, that the Result of the Synod, in 1662. relating to the Conso•iation of Churches may be Republished, with an Address to the Churches, Intimating our desires (and so far as we are Concerned our purposes) to see that Advice carefully attended, and the irregular Proceedings of any People hereafter contrary to that Advice▪ not Encouraged. This was the Vote which passed at the mentioned Convention. When also he that writes these Lines, was desired to Address the Churches accordingly. What has hitherto retarded, I need not mention.
