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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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Where 'tis judged that a public ADMONITION is needful, the Pastor warns the Offender to give his Attendance upon the Church at the Time that he prefixes unto him; and in some Congregation of the Faithful, as before, he lays before the Church, a short, plain, full Narrative of the Offence, which the Brother now before him has fallen into; with the Testimonies of it, and of the Unsuccessfulness which hath hitherto been upon the Means to bring him unto a due Remorse for it; Wherefore he also now calls upon the Person, to offer any further Tokens of Repentance, if there be with him any to be offered.
Where 'tis judged that a publick ADMONITION is needful, the Pastor warns the Offender to give his Attendance upon the Church at the Time that he prefixes unto him; and in some Congregation of the Faithful, as before, he lays before the Church, a short, plain, full Narrative of the Offence, which the Brother now before him has fallen into; with the Testimonies of it, and of the Unsuccessfulness which hath hitherto been upon the Means to bring him unto a due Remorse for it; Wherefore he also now calls upon the Person, to offer any further Tokens of Repentance, if there be with him any to be offered.
Thus, among these Churches, as well as among the Churches in Origen's Time, the Delinquent must appear, Before the whole Church.
If the Person do out of Contempt refuse to make his Appearance, the Pastor moves the Church to concur (after some further Exercise of Patience, ⟨p. 146⟩if in their Lenity they think it necessary) unto his Excommunication.