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Tend to y^e provocking one another & disturbing the peac of ye church: we

would alsoe comend to y^e church that Sad & Solemn consideration of their being

deprived of y^e Sacram^t of y^e lords supper, by reason of y^e present confusions, together

with y^e present necessity of their redintegration, & y^rfore that they ought to hasten

about the work forementioned : 1 Cor 12 25 & 11 17 18 & 10 16

 

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  This was the result of the major part of y^e counsell, but 4 of y^e 7 elders pre

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sent dissented M^r Cobbit M^r Hale M^r Gerish & S. P. as alsoe major Appleton

Deacon Pengren & Deacon Tenny The reasons of dissent were 3. 1 In y^t though

1. the Pastor further in his managem^t of affaires in y^e church was blamed yet

   such

noe testimony born against the Evills of major Pike Which should have bin

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taken notice of in y^e result as well as the faylings of y^e aged Rever^d Pastor

2. a Because Censure past upon major Pike was look^t upon by many in y^e counsell to

be unjust & sinfull in matter & maner; an abuse of y^e ordinance & a meer nullity

The dissenters could not soe judg for 1 Ther was a church meeting lawfully warn^d to

attend y^t work viz deeling w^th major Pike & though some brethren y^t lived remote

                                      y^t day)

wher not ther (being hindred by an Alarum yet y^e Pastor knew not of it till

the Church was dismissed 2 Ther was matter for censure if Impenitently professed in as

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1 his dealing with the Pastor for 39 offences some of which were fals accusations

others frivolous things as that y^e Pastor had said he was the head of y^e church of

Salisbury, understanding it of a universall head under Xst what sin in such a speech though

not soe convenient one y^t stood by say^d you take y^t one you w^ch belong to Christ M^r

Wheelwright answered if y^t were my meaning it were both heresy & blasphemy

Hence y^e major raised another offence, affirming y^t y^e pastor spake his words that

were herisy & blasphemy hims owning a meer ridiculous non sequitur.

2 his reproaching his pastor publickly bidding him pluck out the beam out of his

own ey & then he shuld se to pluck out y^e mote out of his if y^r were any

3: in y^t when the censure was about to be past upon him he turned his back upon

the church telling y^m he minded not y^e judgm^t & required y^m by his magisteriall

power to keep peace & order 3 The major part of y^e church present voted his

excomunication by lifting up their hands & y^e vote being put negatively y^r was

not one that lifted up his hand against it, thes things consider^d the administration

was for substance Justifiable & y^rfore noe nullity:

because y^e counsell advised y^e Church of Salisbury forthwith to admitt M P into

direct fellowship though y^ei judged they ought soe to doe though y^e Major ma

=nifested noe repentance for his offences; in any sort answerd answerable to his

Evills; but publickly say^d that he had after thought it was pitty he had not

run into noe greater extravigancyes y^t soe he might have had something to ac

knowledg, wher Note when we are quick & larg in observing & multiply

ing others faylings we are slow & scanty in takeing notice of o^r own, y^e

major could sum up 39: failings of his pastors but could find nothing to

acknowledg hims: and y^e fear to counsell y^e church to admitt him w^thout any seri

ous acknowledgm^t of those words & carriages wherby he had greeved y^e hearts of

soe many of his brethren is contrary to severall Scriptures as: if thou remembrest

thy brother has ought against thee leave thy gift & first be reconciled &c. alsoe if

he ses it r^epents me forgive him : If he hear not y^e church &c.

           vide page 96:[50]

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  Thomas Tenny having comitted fornication with his cousin Germin[51]

Mary Tenny the deacons daughter now Mary West; they both being children

of the ch of Rowley the church took notice of y^e great sin & dealt first

with the woman (ffor as for y^e young man he went his way southward several

monthes; God was pleased to convince Mary Tenny of her great sin & she