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He did neyther shew neyther a Spirit to Humble Hims: for sin

2. Nor to comply in Love with Gods people,  Nor 3. did

study to comply w^th Church-guides for power. whom Ev^ry

member should obey , or Convince of sin,

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we should neyther be faythfull to God to and this church to Enter-

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=tayn. such a Contentious Spirit , & Unruly.   2. Nor be

faythfull to Him , to connive at those Evills in Him, not to

judge those sins & Scandalls w^ch he ought to see to be so.

Que: Is it not justly grievous to tell a person of old faults

   Love Covers & buryes & forgives & forgetts, &c:

Ans: 1. ‘Tis true that lesse affectionate Repentance should

   be stood for (from men whom he hath offended) for old

faults then others.

2. old faults may be & Ought to be mentioned. 1. when

a Man goes ō still in y^e same Spirit of sinne, ‘tis

Evident , & the person that looks to Convince, hath

not (it may be) that w^ch he may so Easily be con=

         besides

=vinced by to alledge as those.

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2 when ‘tis to be feard that he Never Repented of y^s

sins . But is Ready to justify them , & so to pollute

others , & wrong his own soule.

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3 when as old sinnes are very grossely heynous

most observable by others , if others unp^rjudiced have

necessarily a Remembrance of y^m, the man Himself

ought to be Remembred of them. / And god hath

suffered to fall into them for y^r Humbling

July: 68 Jonathan Plats after y^e death of my dear b^r M^r Shepard[84] came to

me to confirr about those things wherby he was hindered from bringing

his children –– but he was soe farr from acknowledging his Evill

in those two things (for I named noe more to him), his bringing his childⁿ

in such as manner as before mentioned & his turning his back upō

a day of thanksgiving kept by the Towne, that he added more of

fence by Jeering me as if I & Abraham Jewet had a great deal

of silly discourse together in my parlour; & wⁿ I desired some should

heer matter between us he refused

About y^s time he grew willing his wife should bring his children

which he had some years hindred, & propounding her desire to y^e

Church (for she came to me to desire it) but y^r was objection made

1 That she was noe member here & y^rfore desired she would joyne in full

comunion

  Answ: she was in an Implied way having lived heer from her child

hood & willing Explicitely to enter into covenant soe farr as in y^e

5 propositions required tho afrayd to come to the lords supper

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2 y^r were objectn^l offences in slandering fayth Parrot[85] by some