December 12. 1644. We gave in Reasons of our dissenting, to this Assembly, against the subordination of Synods, and they were committed to be answered and brought in.

December 12. 1644. We gave in Reasons of our dissenting, to this Assembly, against the subordination of Synods, and they were committed to be answered and brought in.

April 4. 1645. An Order was made by this Assembly, that the Brethren of this Assembly, who have formerly entered their dissents to the Presbyterial Government, shall be a Committee to bring in the whole Frame of their Judgements, concerning Church Government, in a body with their grounds and Reasons.

April 4. 1645. An Order was made by this Assembly, that the Brethren of this Assembly, who have formerly entred their dissents to the Presbyteriall Government, shall be a Committee to bring in the whole Frame of their Judgements, concerning Church Government, in a body with their grounds and Reasons.

It was also by this Assembly, lately imposed on us, to make report of what we had done in the Committee.

How willing and ready we have been from the beginning of the Discussions in this Reverend Assembly, to make known whatever we hold, concerning Church government, as we have had public testimony in this Assembly, so we have manifold instances and evidences of it; Witness that constant, free, and open expressing our selves upon all occasions, and in all questions propounded to the debate, with offers to give an open Account at any time, in what ever should be asked us by any Brother. Our proffering divers times to bring in Propositions, stated to our sense for the dispute, and when we were made a Committee to that purpose, in the point of Ordination, and did bring our Judgements concerning it for a dispute, It was laid aside. And at another time, when we ourselves brought in papers, giving the state of the question, about that extraordinary way of Ordination, which were read, and returned back unto us, it being publicly professed that that was not an allowed way and course of this Assembly, for any of the Brethren to bring in papers, unless they were made a Committee by the Assembly it self. And so we were prevented of doing the like for time to come.