124) Mr Paysons dis-        1681 82         189

-mission from Roxbury[122]

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that it was a question whether he would return to us again the whole Town mett and ex

pressed their consent to y^e churches call of M^r Paison & desired one & all present y^t he would

stay amongst us & chose two messengers to goe for him & express y^e Towns desire to him viz M^r

Neh: Jewitt & Daniel Weicome, & by y^m a letter was sent in w^ch was small incouragem^t

of his coming to make any stay

 

Aug . 2^d 1681 a contribution for Mary Leichfield captive at Algeir[123] 4 pounds in mony & 5^sh

 was gathered

 

A letter from Dover

      To y^e church of X^st at Rowley grace mercy & peac be Multiplied

Reverend & beloved in y^e lord

These are to give you to understand y^t we intend to ordaine M^r Pike[124] y^e last day of

this present month & doe Earnestly desire your presence hear at y^e time appointed, &

your counsell & assistance in soe weighty a work by yo^r Elder & messengers : And

desiring the lord to bless & guide you in all yo^r holy administrations we rest yo^rs in all

Christian duty

            Dover 16/6^m / 1681.                     Will. Wentworth in y^e behalf of

   the Church

The church of Rowley sent w^th S. P M^r Nelson & B^r John Palmer, the other

churches sent to were Hampton Portsmouth Yoark : one sermon though two intended, M^r Moody

& M^r Cotton prayed after sermon[125]   Elder Wentworth & S P lay^d on hands & gave y^e charg

I prayed M^r Cotton gave the right hand of fellowship : chosen to y^e office of pastor & ordain^d

after meeting a wonderfull deliverance bestowed upon M^r Moody his wife 2 of y^r children & 2 of

                                                  out

Captain Arcosts[126] who were all turned overboard [--] of a cannoo & yet not one drowned, Blessed

be y^e name of o^r god in X^st Jesus

 

Tho Tenny Junior his admonition removed or taken off upon his publick confession of his

sin novemb 5. 1681 :

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M^r Edward Payson his dismission from y^e church of Christ at Roxbury in order to his

settling heer by admission into y^s church & takeing office

 

           To y^e Revd M^r Phillips Pastor of Rowley

  Revered & beloved in Jesus Christ

Divine providence haveing called o^r beloved brother M^r Edward Paison to live & labour

amongst you, he desireth a dismission from our comunion, unto yours, w^ch we readily

give him with our blessing; beseeching God to make him a blessing among you throw

Christ Jesus, to whose grace & guidance we comend you; with earnest desires of mutual

prayers & soe Rest —

 

Rox^b this 9^t of the 8                              your loving Brethren

1682 .                                     John Eliott with y^e consent of y^e

fraternity of y^e Church of Roxbury

 

   A copy of y^e letter sent to 7 Churches for y^r assistance in M^r Edw: Paysons ordination viz.

To Ipswich Newberry Haverhill Hampton Portsmouth Dover Wenham .

 

                        Elders

To y^e Reverend pastor & deerly beloved brethren of y^e church of X^st at Ipswich

    grace mercy & peace from God y^e father & from y^e lord Jesus y^e Son of the father

hon^ored Reverend & beloved in o^r lord Jesus

After y^e many & various afflictions dispensations & bereavm^nts y^t it hath pleased o^r Sovereign

holy & onely wise God to exercise this place withal, especially by y^e death of o^r last minister &

Reverend Pastor of precious memory w^ch sad hearts has not bin much up to y^s day notwithstanding

our pore prayers & indeavours for y^t end, yet it has pleased our gracious God (who in judgm^t

remembers mercy) soe farr to shine upon us as to put a farther piece into our hands for our

   [illeg.] good god still to make us partak

                                                                      ers