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We whose names are underwritten doe certify that

being p^rsent upon y^e Lords day , we heard Good=

=man Miller ask before ye Congregation acknowled_ge

the great sinne of Adultery  w^ch  it hath pleased

God to Leave Him to y^e commission of , the

sev^rall particulars expressed then by Him is not

at present with us, by reason o^r writing is

sudden & unexpected but thus much in short

his discourse was sollemne & serious, laying the

      & shame

burthen of his sin upon himself & giving y^e glory to

      ^

God to whom it doth belong for his Repentance & hu=

= illiatiō  w^ch we trust is sincere & sound : this was

done by Him we hope to y^e glory of God , the hon^r of

y^e Gospell & y^e good of those w^ch were then p^rsent

to y^e truth of w^ch  we make bold to set o^r hands

  at Midletō May 18 1667.

This was a Volluntury act of Goodm: Milller and no

otherwise to our knowledge. 

                                         William Ward

                                         George Durant

                                         the    marke of

                                         Jeames I: Tappin

In reference to y^e clause in y^e Church's L.^r  concerning

his wife came this Testimony.

     Middleton    May. 3^d 1667. 

These are to certify whom it may concerne, y^t we

underwritten  being p^rsent about an hour or rather

lesse, before y^e death of Izbell Miller , her husband

desiring of her forgivenesse, she made that Returne y^t

she forgave him w^th all her heart , as God for X^t

his sake forgave her , this we can testify & upon

y^e  Desier of Tho: Miller have given him unde^r o^r hands

this day & yeare above-written

                               Nathaniel Collins

                               Nathaniel Bacon.

Upon y^e  Reading of these Bro: Joⁿ Pierson stood up & told us

that speaking w^th Bro: William Harris (lately at Boston)  

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