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Excerpt from A Confession of Faith, Put Forth by the Elders and Brethren of Many Congregations of Christians, (Baptized Upon Profession of Their Faith) In London and the Country
Officers on them, withoutjtheir previous Knowledge and voluntary Confent, A55 6. 3: Deacons are to he chofen by the Multitude, Jeff: '23. Elders were ordained in every Church by Eleélion or Suffrage of the Church and every particular' Church, as fuch, afiembled with her proper; Elders, hath: fuflici ent Power. To receive. Members, 15: 2. 41. Ram. 14. 7. And.in the Exercilie of'anyfaé'tsof'difci pline, fuch a Church being iconvened'with her.own Officers or Elders in the Name of Chrift may 38: according to gofpel-rule in any Cafe, even to ex communicate fuch l'vlembers as are found-to be ob?i nate in Diforders;or, heretical in Principles, after. Due Admonition or fuch as are guilty of grofs'and s fcan'dalou's Immoralities ih Confierfatiobn, Ur.t'inde pendent on any othe'rschurch: p0rwer fuperior to itfelf.
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