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treasure up wrath, against the day of wrath and revelation of thy righteous judgment, who wilt render to every man according to his deeds, even to them Eph. 4. 19. that are contentious and obey not the truth, but Psal. 81. 12. Rom. 2. 4; 5. 6. obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil. Let him be sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that commit such things, and let him not think in his impenitency to escape thy judgment. O suffer him not, when Deut. 29. 19he heareth the threatenings of thy word, to bless him- 2 1. self in his heart, and say, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imaginations of my heart, and add sin to sin, lest thy anger and jealousy smoke against him,

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Deut. 9. 17.

Acts 9.5.

and thou wilt not spare him, but blot out his name Mark 9. 24.
from under heaven, and all thy curses lie upon him,
and thou separate him to evil, even to the worm that Matt. 1. 21.
dieth not, and to the fire that is not quenched. O
save him from his sins, from his impenitency, and
the pride and stubbornness of his heart: O save him
from the everlasting flames, and from thy wrath, 2 Cor. 6. 2.
which he is the more in danger of, because he feeleth Luke 19.41. 42.
not, and feareth not his danger; let him know how Prov. 28. 14.
hard it is for him to kick against the pricks, and Isa. 45.9.
how woful to strive against his Maker; lay him at
thy footstool in sackcloth and ashes, in tears and
lamentation, crying out, Woe unto me that I have Joel 2. 1—3.
sinned, and humbling his soul in true contrition, and Lam. 5. 16.
loathing himself, and begging thy pardoning and
healing grace, and begging the prayers and commu- Psal. 51.
nion of thy Church, and resolving to sin wilfully no James 5. 20.
more, but to live before thee in uprightness and obe- Luke 32. 10.
dience all his days: O let us prevail with thee for

the conversion of this impenitent sinner, and so for Gal. 6. 1.
the saving of his soul from death, and the hiding,
and pardoning of his sins: that he that is lost may

be found, and he that is dead may be alive, and the Luke 15. 27. angels of heaven, and we thy unworthy servants

here on earth may rejoice at his repenting, let us Ezek. 33. 14.16. see him restored by thy grace that we may joyfully receive him into our communion, and thou mayest

receive him at last into thy heavenly kingdom, and 2 Tim. 2. 26. Satan may be disappointed of his prey; for thy mercy sake, through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. Amen.

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Mic. 4. 2.
Matt. 18. 15,16.

1 Cor. 5. 11.

Tit. 3. 10.

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2 Thes. 3. 6.

1 Cor. 11. 5.

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2 Sam. 12. 14.

A Form of Rejection from the Communion of the Church.

Luke 19. 27. JESUS Christ, the King and Lawgiver of the Church, hath commanded, that, If a brother trespass against us, we go and tell him his fault between him and us alone, and if he will not hear us, we shall then take with us, one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be established; and if he shall neglect to hear them, that he tell it to the Church, and if he neglect to hear the Church, Matt. 18. 15 that he be to us as a heathen man, and a publican. And that we keep no company if any that is called a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idola14, 15. ter, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one, no not to eat. And that we withdraw ourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and note him, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. According to these laws of Christ, we have admonished this offending brother, who hath greatly sinned against God, and grieved and injured the Church, we have earnestly prayed, and patiently waited for his repentance, but we have not prevailed. But after all, he continueth impenitent, and will not be persuaded to confess and forsake his sin: we do therefore according to these laws of Christ, declare him unmeet for the communion of the Church, and reject him from it; requiring him to forbear it, and requiring you to avoid him, and we leave him bound to the judgment of the Lord, unless his true repentance shall prevent it.

2 Thes. 3. 6. 14.

Acts 8. 24.

Tim. 2. 25.

26.

1 Cor. 5. 13.

Matt. 18. 18.

A Form of Absolution, and Reception of the

Penitent.

9 Sam. 12. 13. THOUGH you have greatly sinned against the Lord,

2 Chron. 33.

12, 13.

Rom. 10.15.

1 John 2.1, 2.

and against his Church, and your own soul, yet seeing you humble yourself before him, and penitently fly to Christ for mercy, resolving to do so no more: hear now the glad tidings of salvation, which I am commanded to declare unto you. If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful, to forgive us 1 John 1. 9. our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him Isa. 55. 6, 7. while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Prov. 28. 13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but who

so confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Gal. 6. 1. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, restore Matt. 18. 8. such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted. According to this

* This must be omitted if the person was not first rejected.

word of grace, [* I do loose the

Acts 13. 38;

Psal. 85. 8.

bonds here laid upon you, and Luke 15. receive you again into the com- 2 Cor. 2. 7. 10. munion of the Church,] requir- 8.8. ing to receive you, and not upbraid you with your Luke 15.25.27. sin, but rejoice in your recovery. And I do declare Matt. 26. 41. to you the pardon of all your sins in the blood of 1 Cor.9.25-27. Christ, if your repentance be sincere. And I exhort and charge you, that you believingly and thank- Psal. 141. 5. fully accept this great, unspeakable mercy, and that you watch more carefully for the time to come, and avoid temptations, and subdue the flesh, and accept reproofs, and see that you return not to your vomit, or to wallow again in the mire, when you are washed; but obey the Spirit and keep close to God in the means of your preservation.

A Form of Thanksgiving, or Prayer, for the
Restored Penilent.

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2 Pet. 2. 22.

MOST merciful Father, we thank thee, that thou Rom. 3. 25. hast brought us under so gracious a covenant, as 1 John 1.9; 2.1, not only to pardon the sins of our unregenerate state; but also upon our penitent confession, and return,

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to cleanse us, from all our unrighteousness, and par- Psal. 23; 103.3. don our falls by the blood of Christ, and to restore our souls, and lead us again in the paths of righteousness, and command thy servants to receive us. We thank thee that thou hast thus restored this thy Matt. 9. 2. servant, giving him repentance and remission of sin. [* And returning him to the commu*Leave out this nion of thy Church.] We beseech thee comfort him, with the believing apprehensions of thy forgiveness and

if he was not rejected.

Rom. 5. 1-3.

Psal. 51. 12.

1 Pet. 5. 10.

Acts 11.23.

Psal. 85.8. 2 Tim. 2.

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Rom. 2. 23.

Matt. 6. 13.

reconciliation through Jesus Christ. Restore unto him the joy of thy salvation, and uphold him by thy free Spirit; stablish, strengthen, settle him, that with full purpose of heart he may cleave unto thee, and now thou hast spoken peace to him he may not return again to folly; as he nameth the name of Christ, let him depart from iniquity, and never more dishonour thee, thy Church or truth, nor his holy profession, but save him from temptation. Let him watch and stand fast, and sin no more, lest worse befal him. Let him not receive this grace in vain, nor turn it into wantonness, nor continue in sin, that grace may abound. But let his old man be cruci-, fied with Christ, and the body of sin be destroyed; that henceforth he may no more serve sin, remem1 Cor. 16. 13. bering what fruit he had in those things, whereof he is now ashamed, and that the end and wages of sin is death, and let us all take warning by the falls of others, and be not highminded but fear; and let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. Let us watch and pray that we enter not into temptation, remembering that the flesh is weak. And our adversary the devil walketh about seeking whom he may devour. And let none of us hate our brother in our hearts, but in any wise rebuke our neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him, and confirm us unto the end, that we may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with thee, O Father! and thy Holy Spirit, be kingdom, and power, and glory for ever, Amen.

John 5. 14. 1 Cor. 6. 1.

Jude 4.

APPENDIX.

Matt. 28. 19.

1 John 5.7.
1 Cor. 8. 4. 6.'

1 Tim. 1. 17.

A larger Litany, or General Prayer, to be Psal. 139.7-9; used at Discretion.

14.7.4. Isa. 40. 17. Neh. 9. Rev. 4. 8; 15.

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119.68; 147.9.

O MOST holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, Father, Ezek. 18. 4. Son, and Holy Ghost, three persons and one God, Psal. 47.7 infinite in power, wisdom and goodness, our Crea- Mal. 2. 10. tor, Redeemer, and Sanctifier; our Owner, Governor, Deut. 32. 6. and Father; hear our prayers, and have mercy upon Acts 7. 59, 60. us, miserable sinners.

Luke 11. 2.

Heb. 2. 11.

Luke 2. 51.

John 1. 29.

O Lord our Saviour, whose incarnation, nativity, Phil. 2. 7-9. subjection, fasting, temptation, poverty, reproaches, "Matt. 4. 1. 2. agony, and bloody sweat, scourging, desertion, cru- 2 Cor. 8. 9. cifying, death, and burial, were all undergone to Matt. 12. 24. take away the sins of the world: who being risen, Matt. 27.26.28. ascended, and glorified, art the great Priest, and 30. Mark 14. Prophet, and King of thy universal Church, for 50; 15. 34. which thou makest intercession, which thou dost 1 Cor. 15. 3, 4. gather, teach, and guide by thy Spirit, Word, and Heb. 1.3; 2.9; Ministers, which thou dost justify and wilt glorify 3. 1; 4. 14. with thyself, who wilt come again, and raise the Acts 3. 22, 23. dead, and judge the world in righteousness; we be- John 12.32. seech thee hear us, miserable sinners: cast us not Matt. 28. 19, out that come unto thee: make sure to us our calling 20. 1 Cor. 12. and election, our unfeigned faith and repentance, that 27. John 17. 4. Eph. 4; 5. 26, being justified, and made the sons of God, we may 1 Thes. 4. 14have peace with him as our reconciled God and 16. John 5. 22. Father.

Let our hearts be right with thee our God, steadfast in thy covenant, cause us to deny selves, and give up ourselves entirely unto thee, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, as being not own, but thine.

Heb. 7. 25.

Acts 17. 31.
John 6. 37.

and 2 Peter 1. 10. our- 1 Tim. 1. 5. our John 1. 12. our Rom. 5. 10.

Acts 5. 31.

2 Cor. 16. 18. Psal. 78. 37.

Rom. 8. 9.

Let thy holy Spirit dwell in us, and sanctify us Matt. 8. 34. throughout, that we may be new creatures, and holy 1 Cor. 8. 5. as thou art holy; let it be in us the spirit of adop- 1 Cor. 6. 19, 20. tion, and supplication, and the seal and earnest of 1 Thes. 5. 23. our glorious inheritance, and let us know that we 1 are thine, and thou abidest in us by the Spirit which 1 thou hast given us.

Cor. 5. 17.
Pet. 1. 16.

Rom. 8.15.
Zech. 12. 10.

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