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                 The Church Covenant[58]

You doe solemnly covena[n]t & promise to fear the lord & his promises

That (by his help) foresakeing all ungodliness & foremar lusts in your

ignorance, you doe avouch y^e lord Jehovah Elohim one God in three

persons to be your God & portion

You doe alsoe own the lord Jesus (the only Supream head & Savior

of his Church) to be your King preist & prophet

And doe farther covenant to walk in professed subjection unto all the

holy ordinances & orders that Christ has appointed in his house, & to walk

as becoming gods covenanting servant with y^e members of this Church

unto mutuall edification & helpfullness according to y^e Rules of y^e gospell

soe long as God shall continue you a member of this Church of Christ

                                                     solemn

     We alsoe doe acknowledg o^r selves ingaged by y^e same covenant to

watch over you & to affoared all Xtian helpfullness to y^r edification as

God has required & by his assistance

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