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Decemb 6 1674 I stay^d the church & then was Declared to Brother Reming

=ton the Churches vote & y^t it was his duty by Gods help to consider of what had bin

left with him for his furtherance or help to repentance against y^e next Church meeting

w^ch was to be the 16 of Decemb next

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At this time I acquainted the church with the desier of Ipswich Elders to

gether w^th the honoured major General & Cousin Rogers[28] that o^r Church wuld

concurr with them Church of Ipswich to send messengers to testify against thee

                                    of Salem[29]

proceedings of Tho: Root & his company in y^e sudden gathering a church at

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Lyne  The letter from Ipswich was as followeth

  Rev^nd B^r & Loving Cousin

Praying for y^e peace of Jerusalem & indeavouring the Good of is o^r duty

the observance of it o^r interest & wisdom: Let us act religiously as to o^r

God & wisely as for o^r selves, & freindly to o^r neighbours & brethren Of

how Sad consequence the prosecution of the design at Salem may be, hither doth

nor shall his Eyse may easily se: Its possible you may not be in a capacity to

help it, yet if yo^r self use your uttmost interest therin you shall serve the lord

Jesus whose substitute you are in his Church & acquit your self whatever be

the issue & fear not the faces of men

The principle of y^e Church here intends the next lords day to urge (& perforce to

carry) this note w^ch is sent to you:  If you shall try the same w^th yo^r

selves it will doe well & we question not but it will be acceptable service unto

you will be better still (at least if yo^r conscience be soe perswaded) & cannot do

worst for rushing it to y^e tryall: the good lord direct you & prosper you in

your work; with kindest Salutations of yo^r self & yours I am

 Ipswich 9 10 74                    y^ors in truth J [Rogers]

 

You may please to acquaint M^r Sheperd with it & let him add what

Strength he can unto it

  S^r Though I know nothing of what Is above written I cannot but

approve the same in all respects & soe desier you to doe valiantly for the citys

of o^r God &c. Its noe time to be Silent when men are Soe violent as to

make voyd the law we have lost by o^r modesty & they have gained by

their Impudency

                               Daniel Denison.

Dear S^r It glads my heart to see such a spirit stirring in these honor^d

brethren; I cannot but most freely concurr in y^r motion & give leav

by way of allusion to Joabs speech to his brother Abithai in a case of hazard

to them in their civill as this is to us in o^r ecclesiastical Concernments

wherin Each was to caste but their help against the enemy therof & let

Me then say to you as he to him 2 sam^ll 10 & 12 be of good corrage & let

us play the men for our pp & for y^e cityes of o^r god, & the lord doe that w^ch

seemeth him good:[30] you are wise to apply that w^ch Solomon speeks as to a brother

in hazard as well to y^e case of a Sister Church prov 24 11-12 & to think of y^e

danger of such a curse Judges 5 23.

Sir the argumenting he did to you of the to tribes though as independent each upon

other as to y^e proper power of Each tribe as o^r churches are as to each other yet

                                                                  upon their