12.

_Church___

End and Purpose, upon which we met

was Express’d, namely, To See whether

The Chh Had accepted of the Satisfac

:tion and Reconciliation between o^r

Brethren John M^cCollister and Josiah

Newton (who, agreeable to the Desire

of the Arbitrators, had met together &

s^d M^cColister hearing y^e Judgm^t of y^e

Arbit^rs agreed, & Josiah Newton hum

:bling hims. and asking forgiveness, s^d

M^cColister told him He accepted of

_^ & Br^s Asher

what was now _^^now done & was Reconcil^d) _^ But y^re

Rice & New:

Chh was not a willingness among many of

:ton had rea

y^e Chh; and They could in no wise be Easy ex

:dily comply^d

:cept the Reconciliation sh^d be (not

also to leave

only read in private, as s^d M^cColister w^d be con

their Differ

:tented with it) if it might Satisfie y^e Church,

:ence to

but also) Openly Read before the Chh, as

Two of y^e

a Chh. Newton not readily complying

Same Arbi

with that which he esteem^d private’s be

:trators &

:ing publish’d, Severall were not a little

w^d bind y^ms.

Disgusted & disturb’d So y^t_^ y^y could by no

to y^e Result.

means admit that W^t s^d Newton had

_^ wⁿ it had

offered was Sufficient. Moreover, con

been read

:sidering this Matter had been _^ so much

_^ Not only

spread abroad to y^e great grievance &

transacted

offence of many; withall, considering

w^th so many

that B^r Collister could not be Easy upon

persons, &

any other Terms than the Chh’s accep-

had been

:tance of what had been done by them

privately; For these Reasons The Chh

_^ w^t were present, scil:

that is _^ six against five, (There being but

_^ of 28 w^thout

Eleven _^ met together, (Except The Pastor, who

y^e Pastor to y Chh.

refus’d to give his vote of either Side)

_^ late

Voted That the _^ Proceedings of Josiah New

:ton Should be brought under y^e Cogni:

_^ dis-

:zance of the Chh. ^__ Which being _^ patch’d

another Affair namely respecting Samuel

Hardy’s Enjoying Priviledges among us

was mentioned_; but, it growing late we.

_^ & appointed

deferr’d it _^ And So recommending our

another

Selves to the Protection & Conduct, & all our Ad

meeting.

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