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 Nathanael Mighell, with his (now) Wife Priscilla

having been guilty of comitting fornication together were

called forth publickly before y^e congregation & admonished, having

manifested their willingness to submit themselves to y^e Governm^t,

of this church in w^ch y^y were baptized,      { March. 3. 1706 }

     Aug^t 18, 1706 } Samuel Broclebank & his Wife Sarah

were called before y^e chh, and in y^e Name of y^e L^d. J. X^t,

solemnly admonished, for y^e Sin of fornication; and

suspended from such chh=priviledges as otherwise they

might have been in a way to have Injoyed ~

Octob^r 13. 1706. Nath^ll Mighell & his Wife as also Samuel

              Broclebank & his Wife appeared before y^e

church with humble confessions, for their Sin of fornication

and were restored and owned y^e covenant.

October 24. 1706 } Samuel Ayres appeared before y^e

                 church in y^e Congregation, produced

his confession for his great Sin of fowl uncleaness; w^ch

was accepted, & he released from his Censure, & restored to communion

                 Samll Ayres his confession

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I Sam^ll Aires, having fallen into y^t great & heinous sin of Un

-cleaess, which I have often confessed before God & also before

y^e people of God in Publick, & thereupon have justly been cast out

from y^e injoym^t of y^e ordinances of God, & y^e fellowship of his pp.

w^ch hath been a great Tryal to me, & y^t Sin a wounding to my

soul.  it was with me before my confession, as we read in y[2] 32. 4, 5.

When I kept Silence my bones waxed old, thrô my roaring all y^e day

Long, for day & night thy hand was heavy upon me, my moisture was

Turned into y^e drought of Sumer, Selah; I acknowledged my Sin to thee,

and my Iniquity I have not hid; I said I will confess my Trespass to the

Lord; and y^e Lord did Encourage me, y^t as he had given me power

to confess, so y^t he would give me power to forsake my Sins. ~

after my confession, I had more Ease of sp^t, for it had laid very

heavy upon my heart & soul, and doth to this day, y^t I had not only

sinned against God & dishonoured him, but had been a Scandall to

Religion and y^e Professo^rs y^rof, and a grief of heart to y^e people

of God here, which I desire to be deeply humbled for before God.

that place of Scripture came to my mind, he that hideth his sin, shall

not prosper, but he that confesseth & forsaketh, shall find mercy;[3] this