The platform.

The setting forth of a publike confession of y^e

faith of churches hath a double end, & both

tending to Edificaton 1^st the maintenance of

the Faith, Intire in each church w^hin it selfe.

2ly the holding forth of unity & Harmony w^h

oth^r churches. Our churches here as by the

grace of Ch^t we beleeve & professe the same

doctrine of the Truth of the Gospell w^ch

generally is rec^d in all y^e Reformed churches

of cht in Europe; so especially we desyre

not to vary from y^e doctrine of Faith & truth

hold forth, by y^e churches of o^r native countrey.

For though it be not one native countrey that

can breed us all of one mynd, nor ought we

to have y^e glorious Faith of o^r Lord Jesus w^th

respect of psons: yet as Paul who was himself

a Jew desired to hold forth y^e doctrine of

Justification by Faith, according as to he knew his godly

countreymen did, who were Jewes by nature

(Gal. 2.15, 16): so we, who are o^r selves by nature

Englishmen do desire to hold forth the same

doctrine of Religion (especially in Fundamentalls)

w^ch we see & know to be held forth by them,

according to y^e Truth of y^e Gospell.

The more we discerne, (that w^ch we do and

have cause to do, w^h incessant mourning & trembling)

the unkind & unbrotherly an unchtian contentions

of o^r godly Brethren & countreymen in matters

of church govrnm^t; y^e more earnestly do we desyre

to see them joined together in one common Faith