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_Church_

1743.

Jan^ry 9. Martha, of Benj. & Martha Fay.

Chh Meeting.

^_____ 26. The Chh met and after Prayer

respecting

Read a paper from Cornelius Cook in w^ch

Cornelius Cook.

he acknowledgd that he had hopd he was truly

humble & sensible of his Sin of false speaking

in profane Swearing and prayd God and

his people to forgive him &c. ^__

After Reading the Said paper he was askd

whether he had any thing to say upon it^__

_^ (in Substance)

and he told the Chh _^ that he doubted whether

he was in a State of Grace at y^e time of his

taking Said Oath, & was in Doubt whether

he ought to take it: but insisted that he was

not guilty of taking it in the manner that

the Chh had understood it; was in no passion

&c, but as well as he could in the fear of God ^__

_^ Family

as an act of worship: But as all his _^ prayers,

public attendances &c were then profane, so

was this also, and he could not judge it any

otherwise &c  Upon w^c the Chh debated

and then came to ^{were passd} the following Votes:

1. That If the Chh was S If the Confes

:sion offerd by Cornelius Cook was satis

factory they were desird to manifest it

by lifting up their hands.

To w^c No Hand was seen

2. If it was y^e Chhs mind to defer further

proceeding with him by way of Censure

for the present out of Tenderness and Com=

:passion to him.

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Voted Freely ^___

This affair being dispatchd

The present Times, which are full of Relig^s

Commotions were Consider^d; & y^t we might

obtain y^e Blessing & avoid y^e Snares the Chh

were very ready to vote, & did so, that we

observe a Day of Solemn Fasting & prayer

& y^t it be, God willing, this day sennight.

Then The Meeting Concluded w^th prayer & Blessing.

Feb. 2. Was offered as a Day Humillⁿ & pray^r

M^r Smith a.m on Act. 2. 37.  M^r Barrett p.m on Joh. 10.

27. 28.