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sufficiency , and do consent to the said admission . «« 9 . A congregationall Eldershippe may trye and censure one of theire Elders " . 10 . A private Member of a Congregation may not refuse to be tryed before the Eldershippe upon pretence they are a partie against him .
" 11 . The Eldershippe is to observe whether or noe the Communicants come constantly t& the Lord ' s Supper . " 12 . It is left to the discretion of the Eldershippe to use such ineanes as they shall judge expedient to discover that c ^ onstaneie , provided that tfoe meanes be used that hath beene found offensive .
" 13 . A Minister aud twoe Elders may Suffice to constitute a congregationall Eldershippe . " 14 . Such as preach within our oourtds beinge unordaynd , and disclaime Classicall power , are first to bee dealt with by conferrence to refrain them , dome beinge designed to conferre with therm by the Ciassis , if they refuse to appear before the Ciassis .
' •* . ' 15 . Delinquents in the late warres riot to be received to the Lord * s Supper without giveing satisfaction to the Eldershippe of their repentance . " 16 Ministers or Elders neglectinge to observe the Meetings of the severall Presbrteries , are forst to bee admonished by the Presbiters which they soe neglecte .
" 17 . A Minister removeinge out of one Ciassis into another shall bringe testimonialls both from the Congregation angi Classical ! Presbiteries from which , tOp&be Congregation and Classis unto wnicn hee removes , before hee bee approved or admitted by them . " t 8 . A Minister officiateing in any of our assemblies for anie continuance
without applyinge himself to the Ciassis for approbation , is tov bee admonished , aud further proceeded against upon hi » persistencies " 19 . If a . Minister shall administer the Lord ' s Supper to anie congregation promiscuously , ( that is , without severinge the ignorant and scandelouse , ) so farre a » lyes in him , hee is after admonition to be suspended .
" 20 . The question whether the children of aiiie parents lyinge under tfte imputation of ignorance or scandal ! , yet not beinge cast out of the Church , may bee denyed baptisme . Resolved in the negatiye . 49 21 . If ai > ie Ministers or Elders that
nave taken up the government desert the same itt not executeinge theire dutie in ***« I&Nkirishippe to which they bdefcge ,
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and tf they persist to bee admonished , and if they persist to bee suspended ^ wtilesse the reasons of the partie deserttnge bee satisfaetorie to the Eldershippe . " 22 . A new election of Elders may
bee made in a place where there is an Eldershippe constituted , in case that either anie of those chosen dye , or depart the congregation , or lay downe theire office , or the number already chosefci bee incompentent to the congregation .
" 23 . A Ciassis may take a view of , and make enquirie into , the carriage of the severall Church officers within its lymitts , and may desire some able members of a neighboure Ciassis to be present with , and afford theire eounsell ta them therein .
" 24 . A dependent in anie cause is not to appeale from anie inferioure to a superioure Presbiterie before a censure past in the Presbiterie appealed from , save that a defendent may bee heard by the superiour Presbiterie complaineinge of an unjust delay or neglect of hearinge in the inferioure .
" 25 . Anie scandall whatever contained under the rules of the Ordinance of Parliament of August 29 <» , 1648 , page 41 and 42 , ought to be proceeded against unto the censure of admonition , suspension or excommunication as the case
cteerves . " 26 . Anie Minister or person that shall make anie marriage without publi cation of the purpose oY tjie said 'marriage before accordinge fcd the dlrecfcorie , ' at shall baptize anie child privately , shall be censured by the Cfasais . And the Eldershippe shall be dilligent in enquireinge after , and bringinge to censure ail such offenders .
" 27 . Where there is a Congregation destitute of a Ministrfe , or of an Eldershippe , by reason whereof the Lord ^ s Supper is not constantly administered , any member thereof may repaire to the Eldershippe of anie * neighbouring ^ congre - gation , and appro vein g himself to the said Eldershippe , may be admitted to communicate in their'e congregation .
" 28 . A scandalouse fault committed above a yeare since , and still remainmge pablickly scandalouse in any person , is to come within the compass of the Eldershippe ' s cognizance .
•* 29 . One ordained Minister by a Bi- ^ shoppe since the abolition of Epi&copaeie by the Parliament , may not bee atJmUted aa a Minister to a place , withput satisfaction given for his acqeptinge of the said Ordination .
" 30 . None are to hee approved by anie Oafesis to a pliacfe of officiateing in preaehinge , that * rdfae to fce ordayieil
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Account of the EstahltshmerU &f Pre # 6 $ t < mi * m * tn in Mttnehe&ter . ? S&
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1822, page 733, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2519/page/13/
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