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Ratio disciplinae fratrum Nov-Anglorum. A faithful account of the discipline professed and practised; in…
Ratio disciplinae fratrum Nov-Anglorum. A faithful account of the discipline professed and practised; in the churches of New-England. : With interspersed and instructive reflections on the discipline of the primitive churches. : [Seven lines from Ezekiel]
Boston: printed for S. Gerrish, 1726
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A brief Prayer, wherein Thanks are given for the Gospel and the Success of it, and a Blessing is implored on the Church, and on those who now ask to be added thereto, and on others that may ask to be added, has been thought proper on these Occasions: Either at the Time of their Admission; or at the Time when their Qualifications for it, are exhibited.
The Pastor having thus propounded the Covenant unto the Candidates, oftentimes makes a short Monitory Speech unto them; and perhaps ⟨p. 93⟩recommends to them a Passage of the Divine Oracles, which he would have them all their Days to think upon.
The Persons are after this reputed Brethren of the Church, capable of Occasional Communion with any other also, wherever they may see Occasion to desire it.
And they who from the State of Disciples, thus pass into the State of Brethren, are the only Persons for whose formal Votes, the Pastors do call in managing any Part of the Ecclesiastical Discipline.