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other suitable & Prudent Endeav^rs to pre

:pare & dress o^r Souls w^th a Wedding Garm^t to meet our Glorious Lord y^rat; and inasmuch

as y^re has been in y^e Congregⁿ Disquietm^t and

(w^th y^m) among some of y^e Members of y^e Chh, un=

:easiness touching y^e attempts to regulate our

Singing, it was urg^d as be^g our indispensa

:ble Duty _^ to take y^e steps of Chh Dealings w^th

_^ for persons

those y^t had given or taken Offence, if any such

under Dis

y^re were; But if y^re be no Bottom on w^ch to bet

:quietm^t

ground any such regular Dealings, y^re ought

w^th one

to be a fraternal agreem^t & mutual forgiv^g

another,

each his B^r’s Infirmities^__ Earnest Exhor

:tations follow^d to a Suitable Regard to the

Sacred Bonds of o^r Cov^{t __} y^e Regular steps of y^e

Platform ^___ y^e Composing o^r Spirits, uniting in

holy Love ^__ Carefullness to walk according

to our Solemn Profession & present Occasion

of Reflection upon Chh Members ^__ & Finally, to

remember the Sacred Trust & Treasure committed to

us by Ch^t in our Chh Privileges, to prize & improve

& in no wise to betray y^{m ____}

Liberty being given to any Br^r of y^e Chh, und^r

any Dissatisfaction, to offer his Sentim^ts (observ

ing order) B^r Tho^s Forbush Spake of y^e Disqui

:etm^ts by y^e [-----------] Singing; & as _^ y^y were Chief

_^ intimated

:ly Occasion^d now by y^e Pastors not falling in w^th

y^t he thôt

y^e Town in what they had done at y^eir Town Meet_:

:ing upon that Article ^__ To which y^e Pastor re

ply^d that Inasmuch as y^e Town had proceeding

in no wise according to _^ his Counsel to y^m touch

_^ Chh Rule

:ing y^eir Determining which Way (as its term^d)

or Civil

to Sing; & had not however, orderly inform^d

Law, & con

him of their Votes or Managem^t y^er upon,

:trary to

but yet being he _^ had not oppos’d y^m nor

(_^ und^r In

disturb’d y^m in Singing according to their own

firmities

Choice Persons

& indispo

:sitions of

body)