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not know but the other half too, as Witness, the aforesd - -
This was read before the Church & the Witnesses stood firm to
their Testimony, ––– The Church reported it as a very ill
& uncharitable reflection upon the Church by Sd Kelley &
Desired a Confession of his Sin therein, which He made in the
following words, and was forgiven & received into the Church
Samuel Kelleys Confession
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I Desire to be humble under a Sense of the Infirmity of
my Nature & awfully Considering yt our Saviour in Mat. 5.
21, 22. ranks railing & reviling speeches uttered in anger
amongst the Degrees of murder & assures us yt if men
Suffer their passions to break out into reviling Terms & language
such as Raca signifying a vain person or thou fool Speaking
this from Anger or Malice They are liable to the Eternal vengeance
of God or in danger of Hell-fire. I am very Sorry and desire
heartily
to be humbled for having given way So much to rash anger &
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passion as to Speak So uncharitably of the Chh of Christ in
Rowley in the hearing of two of the Members of it Some
time ago at my house as to say, I do not know but the
one half of you are Hypocrites & the other half too & I pray
first of all yt God would forgive me my Sin Committed therein
& nextly yt the Church of Christ here who are Justly offended
thereby at my unjustifiable anger & uncharitable Censure
would also forgive me what I have Said to their offence be it
more or less than is above Expressed & also yt they would
pray for me yt I may have more power over my Spirit &
Government over my Tongue & grace to walk more Circum-
spectly before God & Exemplarily amongst men _____
Rowley Jun. 6. 1733. Samuel Kelley
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N.B. Tho Sd Kelley did not acknowledge the same words which were alledged
against him yet since He So Comily professed before the Church
that He Could not remember that ever he Said So, and if he did