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 of England and Wales, do solemnly in the name of 
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 The OoNOEiqATiONAL OHurohes in England and 
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 foundation of Ohriatian fidth and praotioe. 
 
 Th^ ate alao formed and goyemed aooording to the 
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 i. It ia ai9t deiqpied, in the fbHowing sununaiy, to 
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 • 9. It is not intended to present a $chola$iie or ari- 
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 as any intelligent member of the body might offer, as 
 eontaining its leading pnneiplefti 
 
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 reUgion aa a bond of nnion, and proteating against sub- 
 Boription to any human fonnularies, as a term of com- 
 munion, Oongregafionalists are yet wiUing to deolar^ 
 for general information, what is commonly beUeved 
 among them; reswting to every- one the most -««»-»* 
 liberty of oonscience. 
 
 6. Upon some minor pointe of doctrine and 
 tice» they, differing among themselves, allow to each 
 other the right to form an unbiassed judgment of the 
 
 irordof God« . 
 
 % They wish it to be observed, that, notwithstand- 
 ^«he& ^aloui^ of subsor^tion to Creeds and Arti. 
 eles, and their disapproval of the imposition of any 
 human standard, wheth* «f fcith Of discipline, they 
 aae fa more agreed in their doctrines and pttrtiew, 
 than any church whi«»h eiijoins subsoriptioo, and, «». 
 foMBB a human standard of orthodoiy j and they heUftve 
 .that there is no minister and nO church among them, 
 that would deny the wistaneftaC a»y onfl gfiha folWw- 
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 slate his aentiinenta in hia own waf^ 
 
 PRfiff ODPMS Of BELIGIOK. 
 
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 I. TiteSMiptdWiofth«01dfeal^ 
 by tJ» Jew* and tlie bodka f^iheJX^mMiMtU 
 Morfved by the Primit^ OhiWm jpl 1^^ 
 
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 liili Mid AfMtlilis, t^Qgng^ Ohuftbrn USkift lo 
 be ditinely insfMred, and of laprepe authority. Th«M 
 writiiigiiy in the laDgaages in whioh they were originaPy 
 oompoaed, are to be oonaulted, by the aida of*ioiiiid 
 •ritioiBm, aa a final appeal in all oontroYeraiea ; bat the 
 oommon Tersion they oonsider to be adeqoate lo the 
 ordinary porpoeea of Ohriadan instrubtion and editor 
 tioD. . . ■ 
 
 IL They believe in one God, efsentially wiM, hdy| 
 just, and good ; eternal, infinite, and. immutable^ in all 
 natural and moral perfeotiene; the Creator, Supporter, 
 and €k>Ternor of all bein^, and of all thinga. i 
 
 III. ' They believe .that Gk>d ia revealed in the Serip- 
 toiee, as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and 
 that to eaoh are attribnted the same Divine propertiea 
 and perfeetions. The doetrine of the Divine euatenoe, 
 aa above atated, they eordially believe^ without atteiojgl* 
 lag fiiUy to explain. 
 
 I7. They believo that matt waa created after tib 
 Diviae Image, ainleis, apid in hia kind perfeot. . 
 
 V. They believe that the firat man diaobcyed thp 
 Divine command, fell from hia awte of innocence and 
 parity, and involved all hta posterity in the conae- 
 
 lanoee of that fWl.-'^--^; V^ vr^^^^ 
 
 yi. They believe that therefore all mankind tra 
 in ain, and that^a f«6ik inclinatioa to'^oral evQ, 
 utteriy inearabte by hitinaii moMM, ta inherent in every 
 daiaandant of Adam..- . >*i^.-^%^., v^-. ' X'''" - ^''■ 
 
 VljI. Theyb<ilievothatO«df!iaving,belbrcth»lbtt^ 
 of the world, dea^ed to iedeeib fidlcn 
 
 
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 of fiuth lundiiope ftom tbo OArltoit ages. 
 
 '* TIIL Tkey beliere that God rotealed mora fblly to 
 Abralnm the ooyenant of his gnoe ; and, hayiog promi*- 
 •d that Arom his deaoeiidaiitB riionld arise the 'Ddifwer 
 and Redeemer of mankind, set that patriaroh and Ua 
 poeterity apart, as a raoe apecially fayonred ° ai|d .sepa- 
 rated to his service; a peoaliar ohnroh, fbrmed and! ea^ 
 
 -Adly preserved, wider the BMne sanetion and gorem? 
 menti until (he Mrth of the promised Hessiah. 
 
 tH^ They believe that, in the ftdness of the time, 
 the Son of God was manifested in the flflsh, being bom 
 of the Tiigin. Maiy, but conceived by the power of the 
 Hd/ Spirit I and that our Lord Jesos Ohrist was both> 
 the Son of man, and the Son of Qod ;^partaking ftilly 
 tad tnily of human nature, thongh without sin, — equal 
 with the 7athfir» and ^* the ei^ress imag«) of his person." 
 
 ,X» They believ» that JeswChrjs^tlm Son of. $k>^^ 
 revealed, either personally in his own mioisliy, oi )iy 
 ^ Ho^ S|pirit ip the ministry of hid apoelles, the 
 whole, mind of Qod, fiur our salvation ; and that % hit 
 obedience to the Divine law while he lived, and by his 
 BuiaringB unto deaths he meritoriously ''obtfdne^ eternal 
 HdMnptioQ for us ; " having thereby vindioated ai|d il- 
 luitifated IHviiie^ j^^ the |^, '* «M 
 
 "hrowdit in everlartuur liiditeoiisnesSi'* « 
 
 JQL Tluy believe tfa^ after his diaidi and 
 sMlittiy he .Memded* ifidete heevei^ whete, ae the 
 1liiiitir» l» « eiet livelli " to nk ovec elli, and tii 
 
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 XII. They bdie?e that the Boly Spirit is gi?«ii ia 
 eoBieqiienoe of Ohnit'i mediatioii, to quioken and 
 renew the kearta ef mmy and that hk inflnenee is 
 indiapensablj neoeseary to bring a sinner to tme repea* 
 tanoe, to i>rodaee aaying faith, to regenerate the heai^ 
 aad to perftci onr aanetifioation. 
 
 XIII. They beEera that we are jnatified throng 
 faith in Ofariflti aa^lhe Lord onr righteonmeii ; '^ 
 and nof by the works of the Law.'* 
 
 XIY. They beliafie that all who wiU be saved wei0 
 the oljeots of God'i eternal and eleoting lore^ aad weriL 
 gifen by an net of BiTine (i9?ereignty to the Son qf 
 Qodf iHiioh in no way interftves with the system^ 
 iMan% nor with the gronnda of hnnian_ responiilnllly ; 
 beiog irhoUy nnieyealed aa to its objeots^ and not a Me 
 ofhninandnty. ^ 
 
 XV^ They belief* that the Ser^pbtes teaok &e 
 ftaal pertwreranee of, all tme beliefws to a sMite ofeler- 
 aal blessedness^ whieh they are ^qpoiated to obtaki 
 thinagh oonatant ftith ii^ Ohrist, and vaitoa obedieMa- 
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 Tbig^bdiiT* «hai a holy li^ wiH be th* 
 dM iif atraa faith, iM «^^^^ 
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 XVH. They beliefe tiiat the aanetifioation of traa 
 Ohnstiana, or thsis growtii in tiia graeea of the Spirit^ 
 aad in meotaeai fi»r haani^ Is gradaallf eanied aa 
 tinoai^ the whole period danqgwhiah it pleamCM 
 
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 tWr .0^1^ perfeotly freed from .U remain, of eril. «•' 
 immediately reeeived into the presenoe of Chriit. 
 ^XVIII. They believe in the perpetual obligation 
 of Baptism and the Lord'e gnpper; the fcrmer to be 
 wiminietered to all oonyerte to Ohriatitnity and tiieir 
 ohadren, by the application of water to the mtjeot 
 •> the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
 «!• Holy Ghoet; " and the latter to be celebri\ed by 
 Olurietaan ohofohes at a token of fidth in the SaWoiir, 
 M<l of brotherly love, _ / , ^ 
 
 XIX. They believe iatCHiriat wiU iniiU^ 
 W8» tiie whole human raoe, aooordii^ to their works 
 A^ the boditti of the dead wiU be raised again ; and 
 •■Ifi tiw Sopreme Judge, Jit will diwde tiie right* 
 MM IWrni tiie wieked, will leeeive the ri^hteoos mt(^ 
 **» «»erlasting," but send «way the wieM uit» 
 ^ ovieriasting pnnishment." \ 
 
 ^»t They believe that Jms Christ dkei^ Jii. 
 mawm to five togetiier in C»iristbn iUhnprfi^ an^ 
 Ift # » iiif s in the ooammion of aaints; and that^ Ibr 
 tUi #upese^ they aw jointly to ob«tfv» aH Btvina 
 ovdinaBoes, and maintain tiiat ehni^ cider ind dit^ 
 «l|»l«ii^ whieh ^ either ezpiendy enjoined by iu|»iind 
 i nat i t ttl Qn> er aanetioned by tin ttidoobted ouunple el 
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 I. The OoDgregational Oharohes hold it to he tht 
 will of Ohrkt that true belierere should ▼oluDtarily 
 •Memble toge^ier to ohaenre religions ordinatioes, to 
 promote mutaaledifioatioD imd hoUoess, to perpetuate 
 and propagate the gospel in the world, and to advance 
 the glory and worship of God, through Jesus Christ; 
 and that each sodety of believers, having these objeot^ 
 in view in its formation, ii properly a Christian Churoh, 
 
 II. they believe that the New Testament contains, 
 either in th« form of escpress stsinte, or in theexampW 
 and priotioe of apostlea and apostoli^i churches, all 
 the articlea of ikith tieoessary to be believed, and all 
 the prindplflf of order and discipline lequisite for 
 constitating and governing Christian societies; and 
 that hmaa trMtitiooi^ fathen, and oonnoils, «anon» 
 •nd CTisdai posMMi no avthonfy «vir thl^ &ith and 
 |»^of Chiirtiaiiw:; ■;:-";: , ,^ ;., ^^. 
 
 Jffi They loknowledsi Christ as the only Bead ot 
 4# Ohml^ kild ika ofli^ of each ehiii«h under Jiim, 
 ti oidaiBed t» Administer his laws impartiaUy to all; 
 •■d tMir n^y afpeal, i» ftt qwidons toochtng iMp 
 religions fhith and praatio^ kip «ie Bsciedfioripteim 
 
 IV. Th^beKsfwAatrthalfew Testament Author 
 
 •««if €hiMiui dhuoh to deot Mb own officeii, io 
 
 wnige ay ^te own afcfa,^ ^d to atand independent 
 
 IJ Aiid fertsponaWe to, aU iothority, aavi^g that only 
 
 m tht GbprMM and BrriM Head of the Ohmh, lh» 
 
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V. They beliere that the only offioen plaood hy 0^ 
 •poetlea orer individaal churohea, are the bishopi or 
 pastors, aod the deacons; the Dumber of these being 
 dependent wpon the numbers of the church; and that 
 to these. OS the officers of the church, is committed 
 wspectively the administration of its spiritual and 
 
 . tempo>al concerns- subject however, to the approbation 
 
 . ofthcoburch, 
 
 ' Vi. They believe tW no persons should be received 
 u membors of Christian churches, but such as make a 
 credible profession of Christianity, are living according 
 to lie precepts, and attest • willingnesa to be subject 
 to If 8 discipline; and that none should be expluded 
 ftom the fellowship of the church, but such as deny 
 the liuth of Christ, Tiolate his bws, or lefbae to sabmit 
 
 tii^lTe. to the diacipUue which the wofd of Qod 
 onroroes* 
 
 yiL J^ power of admission into any ^« 
 •liMch, ind rejeetion fiom it^ they belwve to be .«..^ 
 in the church itself, and to bo ewroiwd only through 
 tho medium of its own ofioera 
 
 VIII. Theybelieve that Christian chnrabes should 
 •tttedly m«it fbr the celebration of pubUo woithip, for 
 «b* ohservsnoe of the Lord's Si^iper, snd hr the 
 •«to|^n of the first day of the w^ki^ f 
 
 I3t^ They believe thit the poi^ of » Christian 
 church Is purely i^irituil,snd, should in no way be 
 •wnipted by iiQion with temporsl or ^ power. 
 
 X. They beUere that it is the duty of Clmstian 
 fhurahcs to hold oommnnion with each oUier, to 
 iutertsin an enhuig^ed allbolioii fn saoh oUur^ at 
 
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 mmhtn of lb. ««• bodj. md to oo-opento ibr tli* 
 ffomotion of tb, OhrirtttD en..; bat tb.t bo ebniob 
 
 ^J^jl "*"'*^ •»• "y 'W'" « pow« to 
 hter&ra with th. &>•!. or di«iplu.o of «y otbor 
 
 rtuwb, fbHhor thu to ■•pw.te fiom inoh m, in fUtb 
 «r pr«lt^o^ dopwt ftom tho goq)d of Obiut. 
 
 XL 1% bdim that it i. th« priTilcg, M,d dote of 
 •Twy <*•"* toOiUfcrth mobof itomombwiMn,, 
 
 TTL "J^,"""*^ »» a- HI/ StbU, to ^.tai. 
 the 0^ of tha minitt^ : ud that OhrirtiM ohiiidMS 
 »tod^ o^t toj»«id« th. nuintowno. of th. 
 Ohnrtim nunirtiy k u adoqiuto dtgn. of lowing, 
 "^ «f ito MpMid ohm; that th. mom «f ^ 
 Q«*pd mV l» l»lhhoiioMd»ly «Mrt«iiwd, iiidooMt«ntl» 
 
 ^xa Thiy bdiw. th.t dnndi oao«,%AMiMr 
 
 Hdiopi or dneooi, dwold b. duMm by th. Am lido. 
 
 rf th. obMoh, but tb«t thrir drficMioii to th. datiei of 
 tboir ofio. AouM m. phM. with ipMid pr,,*, «a 
 
 liyiotom d«dgn«io»i to wi*A BMrt rf th. .burdiw 
 .d4 tt. impodtioB of hMd. by thoi»«l««dy in «««* 
 . Xra. Tb.y beUw. thrt th. fillowihip rfWr 
 OhriAM, .bwd, Aonld b. toBb«a a to.dmit fo 
 oommnDioD in th. Lord'. 8npp«,dl wb.i.ftith.ad 
 godhn... ««, on th. wb^ nndoBbtod, tbongh «». 
 
 •"dttttifti. ontwttd .ign offatemi^ i« Obiirt 
 *o^ b. oo-MtMiaiw with th. ft.t«nity itidf.tbowh 
 mthwt inrolfing .ay oompliMw. whioh «n»oi^ 
 wonU dMm to b. tinfU. . 
 
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