26.

__Church__

Choice, nor interpos^d in y^e matter of determin^g

y^e way, but had only (in his own Office) ap

:pointed y^e Person to Read & set y^e Psalm

& y^e Tune y^t should be sung; upon all those

considerations, y^t Apprehension of M^r Forbush,

was to be thought Groundless. It was w^th

al Signify^d to y^e Chh y^t y^e aboves^d Meeting

of y^e Town upon y^t article of y^e Divine worship

was being irregular, (if not to be punctually

declar^d sinfull) all such Chh members as had

directly an hand in it were reproofworthy (&

were y^rby reprov^d for it) ^____  After this

It was again offer^d to y^e Chh by y^e Pastor, y^t if

y^re was (after w^t had been said) any uneasiness

(partic^ly directed to M^r Forbush) it was desir^d

_^ at all

to be manifested ^__ none _^ being manifested,

a Brief Exhortⁿ to Love & unity follow^{d ___}

& wⁿ somew^t had been intimated touching y^e

_^ as yet

noncompletion _^ of y^e Contribution for Comⁿ vessels

(voted sometime since) & its being y^e Reason why

_^ to

an acc^t had not been deliv^d _^ y^e Chh of y^t Affair_;

_^ it had been

& Last of all wⁿ y^e Pastor had inform^d y^t _^ by

means of his long indisposition y^t y^e Question

concerning y^e Ordination of Deacons had not

been discuss^{d __} y^e Meeting was concluded w^th

Prayer & y^e Benediction. ^{_______________________}

NB. Br^r Tho^s Forb. mention^d a matter in y^e Chh, w^rin he

_^ Forb.

accus^d his Br^r Jonⁿ _^ & acc Br^r Tainter w^th False speak^g

but inasmuch as it was not orderly brought into y^e Chh (no

intimation having been made either to those Brethren

or to y^e Pastor about it) an utter stop was put to it, and the

_^ (by Br^r Th. F.)

offer of it _^ declar^d to be unseasonable.

Sacram^t

Feb: 28. The Lord supper was administred to us_;

Care being first taken touching y^e Conduct of Br^r

Tho^s Forbes at y^e last Chh Meeting. The said

Forbes requested y^e Pastor to acquaint y^e Chh

_^ namely he &

that they _^ had made up y^eir Difference and

his Brethren aboves^d (for note, y^t it was rather a misunderstanding ^were

& difference of Judgm^t yⁿ any falsehood on one side or t’other)