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Though he visit w^th y^e rod yet his lovingkindness he would not utterly take from them

And the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanses us from all sin, alsoe what he heard at

home in y^e ministry concerning the lords willingness to meet w^th & show mercy to

a poor prodigall upon his return by repentance : He further exprest his desire whilst

he had a day to live to bear it upon his hand had w^th greaf his grevious revolting from

God & y^e great dishonour he had therby brought to Gods holy name, alsoe the bad exam

=ple he had given to young ones whom he had sometimes warned against such evil,

upon these acknowledgements as alsoe from your letters testimoniall concerning his Xsti

an conversation & humble acknoweldgm^t of his offences to your selves we were incou

                                               us

raged to receive him into memberly relation with ; & understanding by your letters

that if he had letters of dismission from us you knew nothing in his conversation sinc his

Excomunication, to impeed his reception w^th your selves

Our Brother Miller having therfore desired letters of dismission from us to you the

Church did by their unanimous vote express their consent to grant his desier; soe

that if you shall accordingly proceed to receive him, we doe resigne & dismiss him

                               & praying

to your holy fellowship, hopeing that y^e lord will inable him the rest of his time to shew

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forth y^e life & Efficacy of fayth which purifies the heart, & to bring forth those good fruits

that are meet for repentance

Thus desiring y^e lords presence w^th you according to that precious name he hath put up

on you 48 Ezeck ult[23] & y^t his kingdom may be increased in & amongst you, desiring

the continuance of your prayers to God for us we comitt this our restored brother

w^th you all & ourselves to him who is our lord & yours in whom we are

 

        Yo^r loving brethren in y^e fayth & fellowship of the Gospell

Rowley 7 of Septemb:                               Samuel Phillips

1674                                        Maximilian Jewitt

                                             Samuel Brottlebank

                                             William Tenny

Septemb 30 1674 Thomas Lambert ioyned in full comunion w^th y^e church

 of Christ in Rowley at the same Time John Watson did make some

acknowledgem^t of his sins for which he was cast out of the church but not

to Satisfaction, but his readmission was deferred that God should be pleased

farther to prepare him . –

Octob 4 1674 Sacram^t day & before y^e Sacram^t Samuel Mighell was

readmitted & did make humble acknowledgm^t of his great Sins of wanton

ness & folly in his unclean carriages.

Novemb 22 1674 B^r Remington though for his Impenitency he was put by the Sacram^t

for most of a year he did then presumptiously come to y^e sacram^t without asking the

consent of minister or church tho he knew a great part of y^e church was offended with

him, breaking that Rule if thou remembrest thy brother has ought against thee &c.

I did not se him at y^e sacramt but some brethren did to y^r great greif he did y^rby

                               not have wanted to

make sad those whom the lord would have sadde^d

Novemb 29 . 74 I desired of the church either that we might have a church meet

=ing to convince B^r Remington of his Evills or that we might call in the

help of councill, in order therto we mett Decemb 2: 1674 also whether matters

might be