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Had anything to alleedg or object as any just ground to hinder our proceeding

In the ordayning M^r Shubael Dummer they had liberty to express themselves

Noe objection appearing it was then sayd to the Church

If now after your Solemn seeking god for his presenc & direction in this waighty

work you doe continue of the same mind as formerly to Elect M^r Shubael Dumer to

your Pastor & that he should at this time be ordayned your pastor by Imposition of hands

you are desierd to signify the same by lifting up your hands . which they did.

Then it was sayd to M^r Dumer

Reverend S^r I need not tell you that its good following where god is pleased to goe be[fore][16]

us your self have seen as alsoe this solemn assembly the continuanc & renewall of

this Churches desier & call of your self to be their pastor

  It remaynes that your self be pleased to express your acceptation of their call [to]

the office & work of a Pastor over this flock of God: he Expressed his willingness to give

up himself to y^e lord in y^t work & to y^e service of his peoples fayth

Then hands was Imposed imposed & prayer made to God in y^e name of o^r lord Jesus for his good[ness]

to be poured out upon his servant ^&c. And a Solemn charg given  As followes

We doe in the name & authority of o^r lord Jesus & w^th the consent of this Church seperate

the Brother Shubael Dumer unto the work of the ministry & doe ordaine you Pastor of this

Church & flock of God at York And doe charg you before god & y^e lord Jesus Christ

who shall judg y^e quick & dead at his appearing & his kingdome That you preach y^e Word

instant in season out of season, reprove, rebuke, Exort w^th all longsuffering & doctrine

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We Charg you to take heed to your self & to all y^e flock over which y^e holy ghost hath

made you overseer That you feed y^e Church of God w^ch he hath purchased w^th his own blood

Wee charg you to study to shew your self approved unto God a workman that needeth not

to be ashamed rightly dividing y^e word of truth, meditate upon thes things & give they self who[l]

ly to them that your profiting may appear to all

Let noe man despise you but be thou an Example of the beleevers in word in conversation

in charity in fayth, in purity

We charg you as you love the lord Jesus to feed his sheep, & to feed his lambs takeing heed to

your self & to the doctrine & continue in them for in soe doing you shall both save your se[lf]

& them that hear you

Finally we charg you to feed the flock of god y^t is amongst you, takeing the oversight therof

not by constraint but willingly, not for filthy lucre but of a ready mind, neither as being a

lord over gods heritage, but being an Example unto y^e flock, & when the cheif shepard shall a[p]

pear; you shall receive a Crown of glory that fadeth not away.

To the Congregation

Relations are mutual God dos not onely this day lay soe great a charg upon your Pastor

but I must mention a charg from God to you & that is in three words sutable to what is

Expressed in ye Chatechism concerning childrens duty to parents Reverence obedience & as giving

all due recompence

 1 God requires you to reverence them that are over you in y^e lord & to esteem them

  very highly in love for y^e work sake & to be at peace amongst your selves 1 Thess 5 13

 2 That you obey them that have the rule over you & submitt your selves for they

  watch for your souls as one y^t must give account, y^t he may doe it wth joy & not

  with greif for y^t is unprofitable for you 13 Heb. 17

 3 That you account him worthy of doubl hono^r not onely hono^r of reverence but honoura

  ble maintenance according to your ability 1 Tim 5 17 18. ffor soe has God ordayned that

  they y^t preach y^e gospell should live of y^e Gospell 1 Cor 9. 14 Gall 6. 6.

  Upon giving ^thy the right hand of fellowship.

The ground of that practis of the churches (upon such an occasion as this) of giving the

 Right