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Robert Fuller, Miles Ward, Samuel Corning, Jonathan Porter, Richard Pattingell, William Browne, Thomas Davenish, Philip Veren, Francis Lawes, John Baker, John Jackson, Austen Kilham, Thomas Payne. 18:3:1642, Robert Button, Benjamin Vermaes, Thomas Antrum, Michael Shaflin, Thomas Putnam, John Cooke, Phineas Fiske, William Fiske, George Byam, Richard Bishop, Allen Kenniston, Flias Stileman, John Tomkins, Ananias Conk- ling, John Neale, John Bulfinch, Joseph Boyce, George Right, Thomas Wheeler, 27:10:1642, Walter Price, Robert Gutch, George Gardner, Richard Prence, Robert Leoman, Thomas More, Thomas Tresler, Willian Robinson. 28:12:1642, Thomas Ed- wards, John Kitchen, Henry Harwood, Richard More, Hugh Stacye, Thomas Avery, Edward Beachamp. 10:3mo.1643, Wil- liam Vincen. 29:3:1644, Joseph Phippen, John Black, Allen Con- vers. - 3mo :1645, Thomas Barnes. 26:3 :1647, Richard Curtice. July 1, 1657, Henry Rennolds. May 27, 1663, John Croade, John Stratton. May 3, 1665, Capt. George Corwin, John Endecott, Zerubbabel Endecott, Eliezer Hauthorne, John Corwin, William Browne, jr., John Putnam, Joseph Porter, Richard Leach, Samuel Eburne, sr., John Rucke, James Browne, Philip Cromwell, Richard Hollingsworth, Edward Humber, Joshua Rea, Christopher Bab- bidge. April 29, 1668, Thomas West, Henry West, Samuel Arch- ard, John Massey, William Dounton, John Ingersoll, John Pease, John Dodge, sr. (of Bass River), Nathaniel Stone, Peter Wood- bury, Ephraim Herrick. May 19, 1669, John Gidney, Bartholmew Gidney, John Pickering, Joseph Grafton. May 31, 1671, John Corwin. John Marston, Eliazer Gidney, John Maskol, Joseph Gardner. May 7, 1673, Charles Nicholate. May 12, 1675, Samuel Gardner. May 23, 1677, John Price, John Higginson, jr., John Hathorne, Manasses Marston, Henry Keny, jr. May -, 1678, Timothy Lindall, Isaac Foot, Peter Cloyce. May 19, 1680, John Grafton, Resolved White, Robert Fuller, Zacke Marsh, Thomas Putnam, jr., William Stacy, Joseph Phippen. May II, 1681, Ben- jamin Gerrish, Ezekiel Cheever, John Leech. May 24, 1682, Peter Prescott, John Foster, Anthony Buxton.
June 24, 1668, the selectmen admitted Michael Coombs1 as an inhabitant of the town. He was a mar- iner, and about thirty- six years old. Na-
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1Michael Coombs was in Salem as late as 1671. He married Joane children : 1. Michael, born March 22, 1668-9; probably married Ruth Roads in Marblehead July 12, 1694; and lived in Marblehead; 2. Joshua, born Feb. 23, 1670-I.
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thaniel Hadlock,1 Walter Skinner2 and William Shaw-3 were in
Salem in 1668. William
Adams, at this time, was at Clifford's, and was left to the care of the selectmen.
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Edmond Counter was in Salem from 1668 to 1675.
June 30, 1668, the Salem court granted to John Corwin a license to retail strong waters out of doors, and the license was renewed from time to time until 1681.
At a meeting of the selectmen, July 8, 1668, "upon the com- plaint of several persons about the North neck concerning Indians residing thereabouts its ordered that if the inhabitants desire a watch there the constable shall set the watch there" by them.
Sept. 12, 1668, the town granted to Jonathan Walcut a strip of about fifteen acres of land running along Cantlebury's farm, bought of Captain Corwine; and to Samuel Cutler thirty acres near the farms of John Ingerson and Francis Nurse.
At a meeting of the selectmen, Oct. 12, 1668, it was ordered that a highway be laid out from the country road beyond Frost- fish River at the most convenient place for landing at the salt water, and Sergeant Leech and William Flint were appointed to lay it out. This road was not laid out at that time ; and May 27, 1671, the selectmen "ordered that there shall be a highway laid
1Nathaniel Hadlock married Remember Jones May 1, 1673; and led a vagabond life. Savage says that he moved to Gloucester, where he had a son John born Feb. 27, 1682.
2Walter Skinner lived in Reading in 1661 and in Salem after 1667; aged about fifty in 1680; wife Hannah survived him and was his widow in 1705; children, all of Salem and living in 1705: I. Samuel; 2. Hannah ; married, first, Judah Rogers May 3, 1694; second, Thomas Fortune Aug. 5. 1702; 3. Elizabeth; married Joseph Whitefoot Oct. 2, 1706.
3WILLIAM SHAW1 was a planter in Salem from 1668 to 1726: married. first, Elizabeth Fraile of Lynn Nov. 23, 1668; second, Mary before 1692; he died in 1726; children: 1. Samuel,2 born Feb. 19, 1669-70; died in March, 1670; 2. William,2 born Sept. 25, 1672; 3. Margaret ;2 unmarried in 1722; 4. Elizabeth,2 born Jan. -. 1679; 5. Israel,2 born July -, 1680; 6. Daniel,2 born Nov. 5, 1692; 7. Ebenezer,2 born April -, 1693; 8. Ben- jamin,2 born March I703-4.
WILLIAM SHAW ;2 husbandman; married Johanna Pudney in 1683; children : I. Elizabeth,3 born Nov. 1, 1695; 2. William,3 born April 30. 1696; 3. Johanna,3 born Sept. 9, 1700; 4. George,3 born April 23. 1703; 5. Jonathan,3 baptized Nov. 13, 1709; 6. Mehitabel.3 baptized Nov. 13, 1709. ISRAEL SHAW:2 married Elizabeth Booth Dec. 26. 1695; children : I. Israel,8 born Feb. 16. 1698: living in 1722; 2. Susanna,3 born Sept. 20.
1703. DANIEL SHAW ;2 husbandman ; married, first, Hannah Foster April 13. 1727; second. Elizabeth Cook March 14. 1733-4; child: I. Daniel.3 bap- tized Jan. 28, 1727-8. EBENEZER SHAW :2 married Hannah Southwick March 17, 1720: child : I. Hannah,8 baptized Dec. 29, 1723: married Joseph Pope of Mortlake. Conn., Oct. 26, 1743. BENJAMIN SHAW:" husbandman: married Hannah Goodale (published Nov. 8. 1729) : children : I. Margaret.8 baptized July II. 1731; 2. Hannah,3 baptized June 3. 1733;
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out from the country way that cometh down to the head of Frost- fish brook into Jacob Barny, sr's land to go to his bars and so down to the river, it being the same way that hath been to cart to the river, the which way is to be laid out two rod wide until it cometh within four rods of the river and so to be four rod from high water mark which is to be so from the water, taking in both the points where wood is usually laid and the cove between them." Farmer Porter and Richard Leach were appointed to lay out the way. This landing place of four rods square can still be seen on the easterly side of Frost-fish River about two hundred feet southerly of Conant Street, in Danvers. The road to it was laid out in 1671, two rods wide, over land of Jacob Barney, from a point on Conant Street about a hundred rods easterly of the river, and it ran diagonally to the river. The bounds were not established until 1704, and it was in use as late as 1774.1
Nov. 10, 1668, the town granted liberty to Mathew Wood- well to make bricks near Richard Adams' fence, near where Thomas Trusler made bricks formerly, the place to be appointed by Maj. William Hauthorne and William Flint.
Edmund Bridges,2 blacksmith, came from Topsfield in 1668.
Robert Starr3 was in Salem as early as 1650. He was born about 1626, and lived in the ancient house which had occupied the site of the Philip English house on the northeastern corner of Essex and English streets.
3. Mary,3 baptized July 25, 1736; 4. - 3 (son), baptized July 15, 1739; 5. Benjamin,3 baptized Nov. 4, 1744; married Priscilla Prichard of Wen- ham Dec. 7, 1765; 6. William,3 baptized Nov. 4, 1744.
1Beverly Town Records, volume V, page 405.
"Serg. Edmund Bridges, born about 1637, was son of Edmund and Alice Bridges; lived in Ipswich, Topsfield and Salem respectively; married Sarah Towne of Topsfield Jan. II, 1659-60; died June 24, 1682; she mar- ried, secondly, Peter Cloyes; children: I. Edmund, born Oct. 4, 1660, in Topsfield; married Elizabeth Croade; died about 1682; she married, secondly, Daniel Lambert; thirdly, Moses Gilman of Exeter, N. H .; had a son; 2. Benjamin, born Jan. 2, 1664-5, in Topsfield; captain; lived in Framingham; married Elizabeth -; died Aug. 28, 1725; 3. Mary, born April 14, 1667, in Topsfield; 4. Hannah, born June 9, 1669, in Salem; 5. Caleb, born June 3, 1677, in Salem; lived in Framingham; brick mason; married Sarah Brewer Nov. 26, 1700.
3Robert Starr married, first, Susanna Hollinworth Nov. 24, 1650; she died May 17, 1665; married, second, Mary, widow of Jeremiah Conckling Dec. 30, 1669; was "slain by the barbarous heathen" in the winter of 1677-8; she married, third, William Nick of Marblehead Sept. 8, 1680; children : I. Susanna, born March 23, 1651-2; died young; 2. Robert, born Feb. 29, 1653-4; died young; 3. Robert, born April 8, 1655; living in 1681; 4. Richard; cooper in 1683; 5. Susanna, born Dec. 31, 1661 ; living in 1681; 6. Mary, born Oct. 9, 1670-I; married John Holton; 7. Hannah (twin), born June 22, 1673; married Isaac Follett; 8. Sara (twin), born June 22, 1673.
CHAPTER XXI.
BEVERLY.
NTIL 1650, the people living on Cape Ann Side (now Beverly) attended and belonged to the church in the town (Salem). The inconvenience of crossing the river was the most forceful fact which caused the people living on that side of the river, which was also called Bass River Side, to think of having religious services among themselves. As soon as their number was sufficiently large to make the plan feasible, the Salem church was approached in the matter, but at first it was not met with favor. Sept. 22, 1650, the church was again consulted and, October 2d, it authorized the Cape Ann Side residents to procure the service of an able and approved minister to serve them, but not to sever their connection with the church. Josiah Hobart (Hubbard), son of Rev. Peter Hobart of Hingham, was so employed. He preached there awhile, and, in 1656, removed to Southold, L. I. His brother Jeremiah Hobart succeeded him here the same year. The new minister was then twenty-four years old. He lived in the house of Lt. Thomas Lothrop for four years, being there in I660.
A meeting house was built on the southerly corner of Cabot and Hale streets, opposite the present meeting house of the Unitarian Church. The meeting house was used for a school- room and for the transaction of secular business, wrote Edwin M. Stone, in his History of Beverly, in 1842.1 It had a pulpit and a gallery, but its size is unknown. A fort was built about it in the autumn of 1675, the time of the Indian war. As the popula- tion increased, the building became too small, and, in 1682, a new building, fifty feet long and forty wide was erected where the present meeting house now stands, on the other side of Hale
1Page 205.
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Street. The old meeting house, with the exception of the pulpit, was sold in 1684, and "the stones around it" (the remains of the fort, probably) were used in making a wall about the adjoining burialplace.
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"The company of Bass River" secured from Thomas Pickton of "Bass River in Salem, planter," a conveyance of that part of the lot of land shown on the accompanying plan which lies within the dashes, about 1657 ; and at or about the same time the south- easterly part of the lot was bought of John Gally and Henry Bailey of Bass River, planters, but no deed was given of that part of the parsonage lot until John Gally conveyed it to "the Inhabitants of Bass river now Beverly" April 22, 1674.1 That part of the lot lying southerly of the highway was conveyed by Thomas Pickton to Rev. John Hale Feb. 28, 1667-8;2 and, on the same day, the little piece of land lying at the northerly corner of the parsonage lot was conveyed by John Gally and Henry Bailey to Mr. Hale, for "an outlet into ye highway by Mr. Livermore's corner, a pole wide, and thence running about twenty rods east-
1Essex Registry of Deeds, book 4, leaf 58.
"Essex Registry of Deeds, book 3, leaf 34.
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erly from said outlet."1 The southwesterly portion of the lot was conveyed by Mr. Pickton to Mr. Hale April 21, 1674.2
Upon the Hale Street end of that part of the lot first men- tioned, a parsonage house was built by John Norman of Man- chester. Lt. Thomas Lothrop appears to have been the moving spirit in the enterprise ; and with him and James Patch, John Nor- man made an agreement to build the house, March 23. 1656-7. It was to be thirty-eight feet long, seventeen wide and with eleven feet post, with three chimneys, two below and one in the chamber ; to find boards and clapboards for finishing, with a shingle cover- ing ; a porch eight feet square ; "jetted over," one foot each way ; to lay the floors, both below and above, and one garret chamber ; to make doors and windows, four below and four above, and one in the study ; to make the stairs, draw the clapboards and "short" their edges, smooth the boards of one of the chamber floors, and to bring up the frame to the bar or the ferry at his own. charge; for which he was to have forty-five pounds, one-half in corn and cattle at or before the house was raised and the remainder at the next wheat harvest. A year went, and the house ("appointed for Mr. Jeremiah Hubbard to live in") was not done. Nov. 2, 1659, Lieutenant Lothrop brought a suit against Norman for breach of his contract; but the house was not completed until 1660. In answer to the court case, Norman said that he was hin- dered in regard to "the removal of the house"; for want of nails ; and that the boards and joist were unlawfully taken away.3
A petition was sent to the general court, praying that Cape Ann Side be made a town; and, May 28, 1659, the court refer- red the petitioners to the town of Salem, providing that, if they should agree thereto, the court would be ready to answer their just desires, and ordered the town of Salem to give a speedy meeting "to effect the same." Thereupon, August 15th, the town chose Maj. William Hauthorne, the selectmen, Mr. Bartholomew and Jeffery Mascy "to meet with o' Brethern of Cape An Side the next second day to Consider & draw up some ppositions to an- swer the desires of o" Bretheren ther & to present it at the next towne meeting." Whether or not the proposed conference was held is unknown.
At a town meeting, Dec. 14, 1659, however, it was agreed that "our brethren and neighbors of Cape Anne Side are thus bounded in reference to the maintenance of the ministry, viz. first, from the east side of the river commonly known by the name of Bass River and so to the swamp that runneth out of
1Essex Registry of Deeds, book 3, leaf 34.
"Essex Registry of Deeds, book 4, leaf 58.
3Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, volume II, page 186.
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Lawrence Leech meadow where it will meet with Wenham line and so unto Manchester bounds provided they maintain theire poor and make and maintain the highways within the said limits : and so to be free from all charge about our poor or highways and all levies or rates which concern them and all things about ordering of fences shall be made by the select men in being and if there be no select men or man on their side then they have liberty to make choice of two or three of themselves to join with the select men in the premisses above said."
April 5, 1672, the selectmen ordered that Major Hathorne, Henry Bartholmew, Joseph Gardner and Corp. John Putnam meet "our neighbors of Beverly," and perambulate their line and settle the bounds according to the above agreement.
Mr. Hobart remained with the people on Cape Ann Side until 1664. He then went to Amesbury, and subsequently to Jeremiah Hubert. Topsfield, where he was ordained Oct. 2, 1672. There, he had a rough time in many ways, be- ing accused of immorality. He had difficulty in collecting his salary at both Cape Ann Side and Topsfield. He brought two suits against the selectmen of Beverly for his pay Nov. 19, 1670 ; and the court appointed Maj. William Hathorne to settle the matter. Mr. Hobart also brought a peti- tion in the court for the same purpose June 26, 1672. No satis- faction appears in any of the proceedings. He remained in Tops- field until Sept. 21, 1680, when he resigned, and was thereupon dismissed. Beginning in 1683, for several years, he served the church at Hempstead, L. I. He then went to Haddam, Conn., in 1691. He was born April 6, 1631, in England, probably at Hav- erhill, Suffolkshire. He received the sacrament in his church on Lord's Day, Nov. 6, 1715, and expired immediately, sitting in his chair, at the age of eighty-four. He had four children born in Topsfield.1 He was grandfather of Rev. David Brainard, the celebrated missionary.
After the removal of Mr. Hobart, the people of Cape Ann Side unanimously invited Rev. John Hale to become their pastor. He was son of Dea. Robert and Rebecca Hale, and was born in Charlestown June 3, 1636. He graduated at Harvard College in 1657. Upon entering on his duties of the position at Cape Ann Side, he married Rebecca, daughter of Henry Byles of Sarum, England, but at the time of the marriage she was of Salisbury, Mass.
1The children of Mr. Hobart, born in Topsfield, were as follows : Jeremiah, born Dec. 16, 1672; Elizabeth, born Feb. 8, 1674-5; Margaret, born Jan. 16, 1677-8; and Dorothy, born Aug. 21, 1679.
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Mr. Hale was offered seventy pounds per annum salary and his firewood. The parsonage was not wholly completed at that John Hal time, and the people there had to finish it. They also gave the use of some land for his planting, and later more land was procured by and for him. They agreed that if he remained in that place and in their service, the parsonage should be absolutely his. Later, they also built for his cattle, a house eighteen feet long, ten feet wide and seven or eight feet stud. William Dodge, sr., and John Patch were appointed to look after the supply of Mr. Hale's wood. In 1667, the parish was. divided into four parts, namely, from the house of Goodman West to Cedar Stand, from the house of Humphrey Woodbury to the ferry and so to the meeting house, from the house of Ensign Corning to Mr. Conant's bridge, and the rest of the place to be looked after by Mr. Conant. These four named in their respective sections had the supply of the wood to attend to.
Mr. Hale accepted the conditions of the offer, and entered upon his labors at once. The leading men there before the people were instituted a town were Capt. Thomas Lothrop, John Thorn- dike, Roger Conant, Samuel Corning, Joseph Rootes, Lieutenant Dixey, Humphrey Woodbury, Farmer William Dodge, Henry Bailey, John Patch, Robert Morgan, Richard Brackenbury, Wil- liam Rayment, John Dodge, John West and John Rayment.
At a meeting of the people, Nov. 9, 1667, it was voted that the highways to the meeting house and mill be laid out where it was most convenient. This was a year before Cape Ann Side became a town.
They now had a parish and a pastor, but a church organiza- tion was wanting to formally establish the pastoral religion. Near- ly three years had elapsed since Mr. Hale began his service among the people there, when the question of their becoming a church was presented anew, and the following petition was present- ed to the church in Salem June 23, 1667 : "Wee whose names are vnder written the brethren & sisters belonging to Basse Riuer doe present our desires to the rest of the Church of Salem that with their consent wee and our children may be a church of our selues. Weh wee also present vnto m' Hale desiring to joine with vs and to be our Pastor with the approbation of the rest of the Church: Rodger Connant, Thomas Lathrop, William Dixsy,1 Richard Dodg, Samuell Corning, Henry Herrick, William Wood- berry. Sen'. William Dodg, Sen', Humphrey Woodberry, Sen",
1The children of William Dixie were baptized in Salem as follows : I. Abigail, Dec. 25, 1636; 2. Anna, June 17, 1638; 3. John, Dec. 19, 1639; 4. Elizabeth, Oct. 17, 1641 ; 5. Sarah, July 2, 1643.
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Robert Morgan, Peter Woolfe, Richard Brakenbury, Hugh Woodbury, John Black Sen", Josias Rootes, Sen", John Stone Sen", Nicholas Patch, Lott Conant, Exercize Conant, John Dodg, Sen", John Hill, Ralph Ellingwood, Edward Bishopp, Sarah Conant, Bethiah Lathropp, Anna Dixsy, Mary Dodge Sen", Eliza- beth Dodge, Elizabeth Corning, Anna Woodberry Sen", Anna Woodberry Jun', Mary Louitt, Elizabeth Woodberry, Elizabeth Woodberry, Ede Herricke, Elizabeth Haskell, Ellen Brakenbury, Martha Woolfe, Mary Dodge Jun", Mary Woodberry, Hannah Woodberry, Hannah Baker, Abigaile Hill, Sarah Leach, Elizabeth Patch, Mary Herrick, Lidea Herrick, Freegrace Black, Hannah Sallowes, Bridgett Louffe. Such as are members but not in full Communion desire to be dismissed with their parents, Peter Woodberry, John Dodge Jun", John Black, Samuel Corning J", Nathaniell Haward, Thomas Woodberry, John Woodberry J", Isaack Woodberry, Humphrey Woodberry Ju", William Dodg, Ju", Ephraim Herrick, Henry Herrick Ju", John Herrick, Edward Bishopp Jur, Josiah Rootes Ju", Joseph Lovet, Remember Stone, Elizabeth- Haward, Bethiah Lovett, Abigaile Stone, Hannah Rai- ment, Sarah Conant, Susanna Woodberry, Elizabeth Herrick." July 2Ist following, the church answered that "ther was a vnani- mous consent of the brethren present vnto their desire, only it was left to the Sacrament day after when in the fullest assembly the consent of the whole church was signified by their votes & so they have their liberty to be a church of themselves, only they continue members hear vntill then. being a Church the Lord graunt his gratious presence with them."
After this gracious consent to the wishes of the people of Cape Ann Side, the people had a meeting, August 28th, and re- newed their call to Mr. Hale that he would be pleased to accept of the office of pastor. He accepted in the following answer :-
When I looke att the weight of the worke you call mee vnto of wch. Paul cried out (who is sufficient for theise things) I then look- ing vppon my owne manifold Infirmities & indisposition of spirritt therunto I see many discouragements : butt when I duly considder the Lords soueraignty ouer mee & all sufficiency for my succor I desire wheare I see his worke and call to say with Esaiah heare I am send mee; and in perticular when I obserue the remarkable prouidences of God in bringing me hither and pauing out our way hitherto and the roome the Lord hath made for mee in their hearts (wch I acknowledg with thankfullnesse to God & yo' selues: I doe look att the Call of God in the present call to mee beeing the more confirmed hearin by the concurrence of our apprehensions, which hath appeared in those things wee have hadd occasion to conferr about, conserning our en- tringe into & proceeding our Church affaires, which I hope the Lord will enable mee to practice accordingly.
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Wherefore while you walke according to Gods order of the gospell, & in the stedfastnesse of the faith in Christ, and I see that with a good Conscience and freedome of spirritt I can carry on my worke and discharge my duty to God and man & those that are vnder my care according to the respective relations I may beare vnto them : soe long as the Lord is calling mee to labour in this part of his Vineyard; I desire to giue vpp my selfe to the Lord & his seruice in the worke of the Ministry in this place; Requesting you to strive together with me in yor praiers to God for mee that it may redound to his glory, yo' Edifiinge & of Euery soule that shall dwell amoungst vs for our Joyfull accoumpt in the day of Christs appearance.
By mee : JOHN HALE.
September 20th following, the above named members of the church in Salem united together in a distinct society; and Mr. Hale was dismissed from the church in Charlestown, and recom- mended to the work in the new parish. The people then made confession of their faith in a solemn manner, and renewed their covenant, which was publicly and unanimously owned by them. The following was the confession of faith :-
Wee beleiue in one God the Eternall Jehouah Infinite in wisdome, power, holinesse, justice, goodnesse, and truth, the maker, preseruer, & gouernour of all things, distinguished into the Father beggetting the Sonne & the Sonne begotten of the Father, & the holy ghoast pro- ceeding from the Father, and the sonne, three persons yett one god : And that the Lord made man att the first in his owne Image, in holi- nesse, knowledge, & righteousnesse, wherby hee hadd ability perfectly to obey God for life according to the tennour of the Couenant of workes, wch hee lost by transgressing gods Command bringing himselfe & all his posterity into a state of sinne and misery, whereby wee are by nature Children of wrath as well as others, liable to all miseries in life & death & to Eternall Destruction :
That God out of his meere mercy sent his only begotten Sonne Jesus Christ for mans redeemer-who is truly God & truly man in one person-who as man was conceived by the holy Ghoast, borne of the Virgin Mary, made like vs in all things (yett without Sinn) hee suffred death to ransome the elect, Rose againe from the dead & assended into heauen with his body wherwith hee now sitts att the right hand of God to make intercession for the faithfull; And shall thence returne to Judge the whole world together att the Last Day.
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