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    Such Lers of Recommendacion & dismission were written for

    Apollos(a), for marcus to the Colossians(b), for Phebe to the Romanes(c)

    for sundry others to other churches(d). And the Aple telleth us that

    some psons not sufficiently knowne otherwise, have speciall need

    of such Lers, though he for his part had no need thereof(e).

    The use of them is to be a benefit and help the pty for

    whom they are written, and for the furthering of his recei=

    ving amongst the saints in the place or places whereunto

    he goeth, and the due satisfaction of them in the receiving of

    him. (a) Act.18.27.  (b) Col.4.10.  (c) Rom.16.1,2.  (d) 1 Cor.10.3

    3 Joh. 8,9,10.

    ¶      Chapt. 14 of Excommunicacion and other

              church=Censures.

    1

      The Censures of the church are appointed by cht for

    the preventing(a) and remooving(b) and healing(c) of offences in

    the church; for the retayning and gayning(c) of offending

    brethren, for the deterring(d) of others from the like

    offences, for purging out the leaven(e) wch may infect

    the whole lumpe, for vindicating the honor of cht(f) and

    of this church & the holy profession of the Gospell, and

    for preventing of the wrath of God that may justly

    fall upon the church(g); if they should suffer his covenant

    & the scales thereof to be profaned, by notorious and

    obstinate offendors.  (a) 1 Tim.5.10. (b) deut.17.12. (c) Jude.23.

    (d) deut.13.11 & 17.13 (e) 1 Cor.5.6,7. (f) Rom.2.24. (g) Rev.2.14,

    15,16,20.

    2

      If an offence be private, (one brother offending

    another) the offender is to go & acknowledge(a) his

    Repentance for it unto his offended brother, who is

    then to forgive him. But if the offendr neglect or

    refuse to do it, the brother offended is to go(b) & convince