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Issued amongst ourselves or if otherwise that cases might be prepared & stated to

present to a councill: But it pleased the lord to soe farr to be present with his pp as y^t

ther was in the issue a full agreem^t blessed be his name

1 B^r Austin acknowledged his fayling that he had gone soe farr in ingageing himself

to a remove to a new plantation before he had propounded his desire to the church

that he might have their advise & consent, the church saw noe ground to disswade

him from his undertakeing (seeing he had noe accomodation heer) but wished gods

blessing upon him & his: Before B^r Remingtons remove without any advise from

the church, & with an unloving contentious, impenitent spirit they could not incourage

                                           him

him in his way but expected acknowledgm^t from of his irregularity herein Platf.

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cap: 13 sect 5.[24]

2. as to B^r Remingtons other offences they voted that his dealings with B^r Johnson

as is before exprest page 54 bottom[25] was unrighteous unjust & unfaithfull dealing

and that he ought to acknowledge his sins heerin or els farther means to be used for

his bringing to Repentance:

Ther had bin mention before y^s vote something more of his sin from y^e Scripture 2 Jms 4

1 cor. 6 9. 10 from y^e judgem^t of D^r Ames Cases Consc. contractus habet in Seservia

promissiones &c. Contractus non possit rescindi parte illâ cujus interest invita^tus

from y^e light of nature Tully who onely had nature’s moonlight to se by could say

preditessemt est hominis fallere omni ejus non esset nisi credidesset its y^e part

of a vile man to deceive him who had bin safe if he had not trusted[26]

Again it was voted that his practise in coming to the Sacram^t in that Case he was

in was very sinfull & presumptious and that he ought to acknowledg his great sin

therin or otherwise farther means to be used to bring him to repentance for the same

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Oh the lord who had left him to be bold to break the comands of y^e 2^d table 8^th 9^th

10 he remayning impenitent therin the lord left him to be bold in matters of y^e

 

                                                                        for

first table they y^t expect not when y^y have sined will make farther matter of repen

repentance

Deacon Jewet & Deacon Brottlebank were desired to declare those things to B^r Reming

ton that soe he might be the bettre prepared to give his answer when the church

should meet & call for it

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As to B^r Johnsons carriage towards B^r Remington in y^e execution he served on him

though we judged he did not therin show that Self denial, tenderness, kindness, that

ordinarilie should be showen amongst Christians yet ther appear^d not injustice or

breach of promise or any thing of unrighteousness as appear^d by the agreem^t in writing

between B^r Johnson & Daniel Weicom who acted for B^r Remington

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It was after consented to that M^r Jer: Shepard shpuld have opportunity the

next church meeting to speak with the church according to his desire about some

matters that he has expressed himself offended at that have bin spoaken conserning

hims: in the church

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The church alsoe agreed that what they had foremerly voted viz an addition of

10 per annum to my maintenance should be preserved though throw some neglect

or mistake it was omitted the last yeer viz 1673. It was shoun them what little

cause y^r was to think 70 pounds of y^e pay (40 of w^ch in a yeer the[y] usually pay^d in

their way by work & cattle &c) to be great incouragem^t I had not bin able of 2 or

3 years to buy any cloathes for my self or mine or to make any pay wher I ought

I was faine to spend of my ouncles[27] legacy above 70 poun^d in a yeer or two w^ch

was more than the [---] would iustify they being able to maintain me deut

18 8 = 25 Levit 32 beside through their neglect of keeping a gramer school

as the law I conceived did ingage them to I was out [---] 20 for a yeer

          for my two sons