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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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If he do now appear, and give such Expressions of Repentance, that the Pastor with the Brethren conclude his Heart come to the Frame it should be in, and the Honour of the Gospel sufficiently vindicated, they do then by a Vote signify their Acceptance of him; Whereupon the Pastor makes a Speech unto him, and unto the rest of the Assembly, proper for the Occasion.
But if his Repentance, upon its being weighed in the Balance, be found Wanting, the Pastor propounds it unto the Brethren, that they may proceed unto a more solemn Admonition.
But if his Repentance, upon its being weighed in the Ballance, be found Wanting, the Pastor propounds it unto the Brethren, that they may proceed unto a more solemn Admonition.
In the sad Cases of Censures, it has been thought an Indecency, to ask for the Vote of Uplifted Hands: But the Pastor chooses to tell the Brethren, that if no Objection be made against the Proceeding, he shall take their Silence for a loud Expression of their Concurrence.
In the sad Cases of Censures, it has been tho't an Indecency, to ask for the Vote of Uplifted Hands: But the Pastor chuses to tell the Brethren, that if no Objection be made against the Proceeding, he shall take their Silence for a loud Expression of their Concurrence.