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A letter to the author of the pamphlet called An answer [sic] to the…A letter to the author of the pamphlet called An answeer [sic] to the…
A letter to the author of the pamphlet called An answer [sic] to the Hampshire narrative. : [Three lines from Proverbs]A letter to the author of the pamphlet called An answeer [sic] to the Hampshire narrative. : [Three lines from Proverbs]
Boston: : s.n., Printed in the year 1737
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Breck can have against my ⟨p. 44⟩sitting with them, or any Reason any Person should offer against any other Members sitting with them: for my Part, I should ••••ingly withdraw upon any Intimation from the Association; 'tis nothing but Order, Justice, Truth and Peace, I have desired. And again, I will venture still to propose to yourself, since you manifest a Desire to visit us, in this Part of the Province, that you, with some other prudent Minister, would be so good as to come up among us, not as sent by your Churches, and endeavour to be Peace-makers among us; that you may be entitled to that Blessing in Matth. 5. 9. This Letter was dated August 8 1735▪ when it was known certainly that there was no Design, or Thought of the Matter's being further heard in the Association, as you pretend and express, Page 48: The Church-meeting to choose Elders was August 4. 1735. See Narrative Page 33; and the Letter to the fourth Church in Boston is dated August 5th. Page 40 of your Answer; and the Rev. Mr. Williams of Hatfield now knew by currant Report that went about, that it was resolved at Springfield that the Ordination Council should be the Determiners of this Case, and not the Association or any other Council or Ministers; yea his Answer was dated the same Day that Springfield Church chose Elders to ordain. And besides the Rev. Mr. Cooper must see Mr. Williams of Springfield's Letter (that he says himself he took to be designed as an Answer to his Letter) that he understood his Proposal of his coming up as sent by his Church: In his Answer he don't say that by Mr. Williams mistook his Meaning, but plainly manifests that it was not what he had proposed to come without being sent by his Church: for when Mr. Williams, in his Reply to his Proposal, entreats that he would so come, he is far from falling in with it, as being the Thing he meant, but rejects it: His Words are, You express a Desire that I, and some others may come up, but not as sent by our Churches, and endeavour to be Peace makers; why we mayn't do that, and yet be sent by our Churches, I don't see. And this Letter was written not a great while after Mr. Cooper's to Mr. Williams of Hatfield, his being dated ⟨p. 45⟩July, 1735, and this August •th, and was sent before Mr.