A platform of church-discipline gathered out of the Word of God; and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge, in N.E. To be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the 8th month, anno 1649. [Eight lines from Psalms]

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cotton, John
Corporate Authors: Congregational Churches in New England Cambridge Synod, Reforming Synod (1679-1680, Boston, Mass.)
Other Authors: Green, John (Printer), Mather, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston Re-printed and sold by Green and Russell, in Queen-Street, and by J. Winter, opposite the King's Arms, in Union-Street 1757, 1757
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Collection: Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Item Description:"A confession of faith, owned and consented unto by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled at Boston in New-England, May 12. 1680. Being the second session of that Synod."--[2], iv, 53 p. at end, with separate title page. Recorded separately by Evans (entry 7850) but evidenly not so issued. - Based on the draft prepared by Richard Mather. The preface is by John Cotton. Cf. Holmes. - English Short Title Catalog, W15130. - Evans, 7850. - Evans, 7866. - Holmes, T.J. Minor Mathers, 51-Q. - Includes resolutions adopted at the Synod at Boston, Sept. 10, 1679, and at the general meeting of ministers in Boston, May 27, 1697. - Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. - The synod adopted the Platform in 1648. The date was incorrectly given as 1649 in the first edition (Holmes 51-A) and the error repeated in subsequent editions
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (xxii,55,[9],iv,53,[1]p) 8°