Minutes of the Long Run Association

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Q"F "rll~ LONG R\1N ASSOCIATION OF "BAl''l'lS'TS,

HELD AT BRASHEARS' CREEK MEETING HOUSE, THE FIRST FRI- DAY IN :SEPTEMBER, 1824.

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An

introductory selinoo waa delivered by Brother WILLIAM STOUT, (rom' Luke 24th Chap and 46

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41 verseB-" And said unto Ihem, tbus it ia written, and thia II bt I.IlV-

Id Christ to 8uifer, and to rise from tbe delld tbe tbird day; and thal rtp~nl8l1ce and re- mistioo of liot, migbt be preached is hi. Dame amoog all naliool, beginning lit J HUBa-

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The Inociation was opened ~itb ainging and prayer by the moderator; the lettera . from 81 cburcbearead, and the menengert' Damel enrolled.

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CHURCHES·

MESSENGERS'

NAMES.

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. Bnrgra:~·."," ...

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Hik;:;dAK~lIer ~- == -1-;1

¹³⁶ ^lsI^Sunde

Brashear's Creek J Ellis, O.

St8ndiford~

^E ^Haos- ^] ^I

brough - - I I 6 5 - 93 20:1 Stmd.

ChinoUJetn's RUII K Tyler & I. Elston 12 :.J 2, I 1 54ZI.' Sund.

Fox Ryn. J. Clarke, W. Ford & H Basket - -

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^{90 2d}^Sund.

Elk ('reek W Stout, J. Norman, J. Tichenor

and J. Gooterman - r- 7 12, :3 - 19 j 3d Su.nd.

Harrods Creek

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^Allen.^JRamsey, A. H Keller 14 5 3_{j -} 4 229 3d .sund.

Lollg Run' J Hulsey, B. Bridgee, G. Bridgl'8

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Bethel

Burk'scBranch Buck Creek Eighteen .Mile

Bock Lick [Pigs

and J B Coles - - - 6 " 1 - 95,· 1st SUlld.

HHunter, R TyJer,& S. WeekJ~ ^- 4 " 2 207\ 2dSulld.

S Jons,O Shepherd

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I Collier 2;- - 2 - 153, 3d Su"d.

G Waller. S. Smith, R. CoUrt" ~ 5:3 2 2J~ hi Sund.

J. Stepbens, H N~therlon and l;

McQuio·· - • • - - 1 3 2 7 6 5 1 5 1

D. H,mis. Peter Kerlin • • 4 2 8 - l'

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3d SURel.

W Markwell, W. FOlter, W. Ken'l

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dall, and S Spark. • i 1 - 2 1 1. 68 1 st SUlld.

L~lle .Mount N. Nolin, J RU8s^pll, aDd J Martin - 1 4 S I: 93 2d ."'wld.

Bulp~erFork I'P

^H ^Vories.J^M'Guire,J^Bradley}0 5 (' I 41153 8dSat.

8, Long RUB Z Carpenter, Joh,. Dale • •

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1191'

^3d^Sund.

Lick Bran.ch . W Ds\VklOs. J Ogl~_by • - : S I - 1 1 39 .

Drennon', Creek:

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Buder, J 'Roherts;

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L.Oliver,'

aUm's Creel, iwille ,Six ,Male

iji~1I Spring IbyviUe

igWI\ Fork

~toun' ~"loriah

and T Chilton - - _ . 7 8 :3 - 210 4th Sat.

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^M.Cawlv -- - - -10 4 2 2 105 4th Suncl., Samuel Van'ce ,Martin Grove ,- .1:3." 3. I 83 -tth Sunde E. Weeks. G. Collins, F. Conn - 1 2\ - 2 95 3d SUf.d.

J. HolJ.a~d, J

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^BurntU,^J ^Ri~~ ^{2 4 3}

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2 2 lSI 4nA Sun.

W Wtllilima, S. H. MadoI,

J. t~o.

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9 I I 1 II 2d Su.nd . . J Foster, B Johnson - • - 9 tj j, I S :19, 4.1, SUlld.

P.S Fall, S. Clatk '- - - 5 8 2: 3 100/41h Sunde J Metcalf, 1\1 Baker. EGates 4[;:2 ^jI 2: 103j 3d Sat.

J. Muligan,J StockmllD, W Keaton I II 3 l' 391 4th Sat.

G W. Nuckolll, W Rilllkin .;\ ^'j b 6514tb Stmd.

G K Mitchell. 'f D.a\"json· - 4 2~ 2d Sat.

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Fran~!.Q~~'s.1.~..: .~9n~ey

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BretberGso"sl

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^cbOlenModerator,

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BrolberP. S. FAlf" CIeri.

The letCer. from the eortlipoDdini ... ociatioDs were tben read, .nd'tb~

mtl8engeit

were invitlld 10 take tbeir leat..·' , .

From Elkhorn, Brethren ~ilmuDd ~aller .. Willitlm Ricl', C. L. QlIrnl, ""nry WaUsce, James Fiabback. Millon SillcteloD, 'George Blaekburll, LewIS Suhvao, Jobo

Grave~, JI)l]o FIcklin,

J. D

Flo"rooy;.,and Jacob Creatb.

«'rom ~A;L£JI-WlU,am :AbeJ,William n"i.,.D'''~~alker, J. Gray, G. Gundy. aDd

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Stolle.' , ., .. ' .; \1';'''' ". ,! :.\ .,'" . , . ~:' ~

froiD BLUE RIVIR-A. Vanduer,

J. S.

Arcber.

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S. Smit~. .'

" NIlRTH-BItND, 3' letter, 'but 110 melseoger. -:,

,; SILVER CREEK-J R811kiol, I. T. We.t, and B. Reece.

It .'RA~L1N-Silu M. Nod. Jobn P.enny, Jobo TaIlor, and

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" LICKING, W, Rlllh, and W,: Mal'lball. "

~t COl'i'CORD-A. Malio,ind E. 8isbop, ... From L1UGHREY. IIleu,lr WIS r~cliv.

ed, stationg the realonl "by tbear cO.r.relpondeDce with UI,. is discoJ,1tifl~e~ .'.

00 motioD agreed, tbat tbe I4Itte,. from

DrenDoo"',

Creek Cburcb, be

committed

to

~. Committee of A~r.ng"a1entl· .

The circular letter Will called fqr, aDd placed wit~ the "me committee to prepare it

fbr publieation '" , ' . , . ' ; ' ; ' . . ' ,

00 Qlotionagfeed tbat a rommittee b. appointed. to write 1111 the Jetterl to correspond.

ing al8ociatiool;'10 COD,illt of Br.tbten Vorliies,' Cla'i!k\M'Gliirl!. Oarpenter;aDd 6,aDIlt

brough.

Agreed that the eorrelpolJdence with the Laughrey !llIIociatlon, be discontlDUed 00

account of the uDcertAinty nfree!li17ing tbe eommpnicatinol from ~ech other. . Tbe eommi""e of err/lngement; ;vas than 'ppoiuted, .eoolillmg of BrethtlD Nuckol ••

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J. A. M'Guir.^JHolse.f, StandIford; ana the moderlltor-8lldcJtirk- . . Agreed that "e do 'oow .adjourn until·Samrday morning, 9 o'clock :

. At 9 0 'dock; on Saturday mornin" tbe alloeialioG

mel.

and after prayer by Brother Clack, proceeded to bu.inel.. . . . • ^I. ^. '<

AccordlnlJ to tbe arrangeQlefit of the bUline .. n( tb. dRY, we reply to various·q"eeti ..

-OM from the cburchel. re.pectin, tue uuioo-tbe fol1owIDg.eDt~meDtl were Doaoimoul·

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agreed to: . " ; ' ' . " " , . . , .

"The Long Run AAsociatioD Dot ooly c:onaiderl herself 8S. b,longing to tbe general union;' but sb", ·wishes 'tt, maintain, cherish and- plfpewate thttt Ufllon; aO,d to be govern·

ed by it. principles ·in her conduct towarm othet ... oc:iations. prol'ided Ollvrrlhelt'81,

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nothi!!g contained in thOle terml of union, shall be 10 construed ^11.11to fI["ct mQdi.

fy. or dellroy any sentiment ill her original CODlticutioD, Of be 10 upouoded .8 10 C"oml in contact witb tbat iostrument.'~ , .'" - ' • " .', ...

. In reply to the followlDg query from Bearerall, the aSllDciatiol;llublllitl tbi. answer:

, Q,-WoukJ it· not b. advil.ble for tbiB a8lociali~n ·tocoosider. \ the object for which she entered into corrupond.Dce, with the Liekrng association, aDd wbelher, hlt"

jog fail.llto accomplish that obj,et, lhe can conlistently Cofttinue tbe same? . ' . A. - We beg leave to 1111. tbat IIttbougb

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effort, to reconcile thar al.otHati811 wilh 'tbe Elkhorn, bave not

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eotualed al 1fe could hive delired; yet we caDDo't cODc.ive tbe differences between

them.

I"ould weiDe' our atrectioD8 from either. (lVe tbere·

for "y, tbat ilil expedient aodproper Itm 10 continue our cr.rrf!8pondeece wltb hQth- aDd It ill to pursue the cour.e originally devised; witb tbe hope of ,·Uimatel,. aceompli'h.

ing 'our object; and we therefore agree to appeint.a CDmmiltee' to aUeed th.m both, iu errler to endeavour to elftct .~reconcili,,'ioll b8lw.en them. The committee tOCODlili of Br.thre.n 8. Allen, G. Wall .. r. P.

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Vorbiel, P. S. Fall, end Z. Carpenter.

Tb!! ca,e of Drennon', Creek Churcb, was ,lheD taken up, aDd. the eomQJiuee .p'!

Ininled to attend thl1m, produced a Ipuer from that churcb~lt "al then agreed by Ihll al8"rill~ioll. tbat ahe bave lihl'rty to ~.te any further reaiOnl why thi. body .bolJld bt

•• ti,Sed'with her courae;-af~r much dilscufIIsioD, it wal agreld tbat Ih, following inserted in (lur minules rellpeeting tba' church: .. For .8 much· II Ibe church, at ,Dreu·

noo', Creek,pxpre .. es no desire 10 be .ep8rated from UI,or to bear on the feelinga orlb' (ll8lJcialion, and Dotwithltllnding we ^beli~ve

Ihe

hal aeted inconaiderately, in profeslin fello,""hlp aud communion, for the I.pllrate Baptilt, who are distinct from, and n

i:l \lniOD with us, we feel dil"ollPd to nereill8 forbearance towarda her, with thi, lpetl

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!ld,jce-th!lt she rt'!lcind ber order CI"biji'IPog CuJl

'oUo"lbiPt

aDd eoUUIIUU'

wilh tbe Il1parate Baptiil ••

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be (ollowing lIJlIP.(J Wltl ~hmitte~ rrom Bear,rul:-"

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t'bere aoy better rul, ~

'n and practice' f9cebmti'aQ', tbaD thlll contained'io cb. old and 01" 'festaooIDt.t

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Jrry. fcom Su)pher-Fof~. utI t~er~ any leriplur. to prohibit the membltrt of the.

lit 'OCiel! from eommuoiot: witb otber orderl, cbr'ltiflo .oci.ticl." Answer-w.

I II unadvi8abh~ and ullseriptural (or ftiembers, in tbe Bllptis' union, to cOmlllt;lOc

otber members of cbristian IOClcti .. , tbo' ordl'r1y according to tbeir Yilw8, Jet dif·

ug from UI in faIth, Bnd the admioistrllfion of ordioaoers. .

my, froID UDlon Spring. Ie it eonslsteot wilh Gospel order, for IIny churcb.

en II a member of Ihis 8550.:.alioo, to inTit, and permll II preaehlr to admin;st~r the

iD!Uee& 10 thp.m. who is not In uniOD with QI, aod d.:oies tbe dootrlOti 00 "hich

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IOnlllfuted" Answtr;-No.

0" nu' IIs'ocil)tioo wiJJ be beld at Kiog'a, in Bullitt connly. 00 tbe 6ret Friday ia ruber, 18'25

OD motiou 8gretld that the eommittee, appoiDled 10 visit Elkboro aDd LIcking 8880ci·

I. prepare 8 letter to I.be former.

be correspondIng letten ",ere theD CllJed for. RDd tbe follo~ing hr~threD appoint.

iD bear tb.m:-To Solem. orl'tb,,," Z. Carpf'nler. S Cl8ck. G Waltt'r. 8 . ,<\!1eo, cElli., W· MukfHlI. S8mlJlI :3puks. Jnel Hul.ey, and W. C Foster -To ~uutb Irict. Frllncis

Devi •• H.

Hunter. aDd S;

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Smitb.-To

Blu ..

River, J :9 Curl.

~artin GroVll.-To Silver Creek. flue Fotter, J, Moutgomery. S Va(J{.'It~II,e, AUeo. and W l)&wkin~. __ To Frauklin, P S. Fall, Z ClIff'''lller, T CtJiitoo, 8 Mfltelllf,.O Hllrrirtand

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"Walle' ...

To

Concord, JsmlB Robvrts, J. Ml'lc,df.

:had BakerAlIIsc ~8m.y. Jam" Bradly. aod N L. Uhver-To Licking, Jobo /e.-Tol"llorlh-Bend, Z; Carp"nler,+ Fo.ter,

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RlIm.y and N L Oliver.

A,re~d. tll'lIt Brother P S. Ff\1I wri~ Ih, nelt cireular lener,-allo, preaclll the Dul aduetorYlletmen. 8ud 1:1 C!!I" offllllure, brother hllllC F08ter

Brtthrea Jl1l't1~~ Fiihh!lck, D D" Silas ~J Nod, l) D lIud Bi.bop

Crea\b, were .p-

oled to preach on Lord', da.v.

A~reed, tb'lt etl!,b~eu G. W. Nuckols Qnd E Ihnibrough ,uperintend the prilltiDI the minute!!. , ' .

Agree4, thaI \ve do ~Ol'l' adjourn

till

the F,r.l F.rda; in Se~teD'lber, 1825.

" " ; : •. ' ... . GEORGE. ....

ALU~R, oI11iJdu4l"'.~

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S. ("".iLL,

Clerk.

o~ 1.0rrJ'~ dA\, morni1lg. at 10 o'c:loek·, worship r.oAlmeoced at the Itage, and owing l'1tillncss of fhoUler Noe'. Bishop Edmulld Waller'\ddr~eAed the con~feglltion from

, XIX:. 10. "For Viol ''lll or milo i;come to !I~ek snd '0 save thllt whIch W811Iosl."

Brother f'iI.hbacL:; from M(ltth'lD 23-29 ;_ •• Ye do crr, IIcl knowiul tbe IcriptufQ rthe powllr of God." . .:' ' ~

Brother Creath condllded. from I"uk. 2 i-46. >4 'T. 41Th". i. writhlD, 80d thue it

o,~/t. Christ to Buffer lIIl.!! to r iee frorn the dead, the third day; and that r.pentanee, nd remission of 8inamigbl

bepri&cheQ

in bla PlUDe amoDg all oatioDS ,begilluiog a1

!MlIslem." ' . , ' .. ' .. :., .

. Great attention W:\8 universally given by an immenle congregation. aod we Ir08t Ib,e rd wu indeed pr •• e~t, aDd lbat tbe joy. of .alva~iop ~ere etperilDced bymJDl'

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CIRC'ULAlJ. L'ETTElt.

The long ''''" QlSociation to' the churChes ~omposing her bod!!. sendeth c"risliara 6alulcatio,\.

DUR BRlTaRLN; ' .

A. a manifestation of our love to you, we 8end this letter, dt'8Irillg you to rfTjew with U8, II few of the privilegel and fnonrs with whicb our Huvt!lIly Father bas blell' d onr nation; particlilarly ;n gIving U8 the word of Rf!velalion. The ncel.

lencyor tbi. Heavenly lamp, 10 tbe dltrk night of time; Ihi. ullerriD![ guide io tbis wil.

dernel' of ain, il valtl, more valuabl. than all the bonours aDd wealth of tbe l'11or/d, The people, or natloo who are dl.titute of tbil healing in6uenu of the Bible, bRl" DO.

tbing to retard the progreal ofyice, and kirb the unruly pR8sion., but tbe ligbt of U1HI8'

Jilted realoo: Thi8. It i. true, leeml to teach man tbe propriety of wor.hiping a ~u·

ltme Beinl. of wbo,e

perfeOlioQI

aud

cbarlo'"

be

call

bave

Ilojust Idea; errouiolnl)'1

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hiID a being of malevolent disposition, and tberetore tbey p'unisb themaeln . pfr,ofJally, or ,acflfice a child or some object dellr 10 them; supposiDg tbereby 10 ap' peii~c divlOll wrath IIDd altoDe for lini-~nd others bowing down to idols of tbeir 01'/

milke, for want of beUer information. So reasonable doea It appear, even 10 bt!nigh1t' Healhfo8, to worabip the Supr.eme Being, but from want of tbr word of Go(l, aI" ,ur to engage wrong in tbe work; and even when bur attention i" drawn from ,hi. gloom, .cene of Idolatry, superslition and ignorauce, and We view man under tbe blaze of evaD'

gelical IDfttruction, bow a~'ful hia situation, astoniibing to see bim cnmit! against Go~:

aDd tve,y imagination oftbe tboughts of bls beart IS evil continually. . Tbere III, nout;

righteous,~o.

not

on~-tbere ia D. ODe tbat uo?er8ta~deth-tbtr. e i. none tbat aef'ke.th

Bill'

God-thelllbro81 18 an open lepulcbre; With tbell tongues they have used decelt-th poi.OD of asps i, uoder tbeir lips. wboBe mouth is full of cursing and bittr,rne.8-tb!~

feet are swift to Ibed blood; destruction and misery are in tbeir ways, and the waf pellee have tbey Dot known-there IS no fear of God before the it eyes-being filii with all unrighteoU8DeIIB, covetou8De&S, Dlalitiou8D~8s J full of envy, miJrde~, dtbate. d

ceil. malignity, wbi'pererl, backbiters. hat~f8 of God, diapheful, proud. boasters, i 'tentHS of evil things. dilobedient to parents, Without under.tanding covenant breakt wllhoul natllral afi'l!choo,implacable unmerciful·;tbis is the picture of man in a st(ll~

Da~ure. drawn by the inspired penman. But, dear bretbren, we bope and believt- b ter tbings of YOu; youju8tly love tbe Bible, tba, blened source of divine inilrucli whlch is so manifestly calculated to promote all the true inlernls of mso, aDd advaD~

the happiness of society in general. Sin bas filled the lVorld wilh contebtion and di orclrr; it bas imbitlered the bearts of man against fllCb olher, kindled domestic I.Itri!

. and lI1ltional war, and in a word, has produced all the miseries under which tht' wor:

grn~ns To counteract this inundation of accumulating .. vii, to prevent the t'xerCi8('

bdSI' passions. to restore losl man to a knowledge of his trne interest, and to furni.b , eXilmple of mysterious benevolerce; tbe stlf moving dlslOterested, unmerited, une:

Jicllfd. unerring. eternal unchllDgable love of God, hu brought life and immortality

Jt;~ht by tbe Gospel. has established a kingdom.wbicb, uDdt:r the complete cootroul an government of the'great head oflhe church, shall prosper and stand; wbicb i.D glory h . exct!fds, & is over all earthly kingdoms. aod in its duration, sball run paral"·' witb ele' nity, and in accomplishing theae purpos.s, also the malicious 8chf'me of Sa tao • lire ore thrown. and tVt" Ihe wrath of man mad .. to praise him: and immortal soull rucu,.

oul of the ellemy's hand. unilt:d togetber in love here and prepared for a foture ,tat.

more rt'finp.d societv I"Ibl're sickneas and sorrow. sin aod death. are feered alld felt ~

more. All this an'd much more useful, dtltghtful, interl'sti,,~ knowledge. we recti"

tbroJlgh the medium of the Dible-aod sel'ing the sacred volume nelver directed any pt.

Ion wrong; bow carefully we should attend to, and search ftftu ill teachings, aDd arlm nilio08. 10 kllow our duly 88 membH8 in riur leveral statiolls; or as individual. in d, mestic life, and b~ careful to maintain good works, all a fruit necessarily flowing fro;

grare planted in the hearl. To put 00 the wbole armour of God, be careful and

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ticular that ,ou atl<'\d to the divine rule in receiving members in society--that Ih(

give <,vidence of being IlIugbt of God i-It proper attenlion to your duty iD Ihil msllel will have 8 tendency to ketp the unit, of the spirit in tbe boud or peace. and all in a ~OO'I

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ilf'gree of one mind.-and wht:n you hear the enemies of tbe crOS9, misrepresent aod ft

bose the doetrioes of grace. !lnuver wilh meekness, if you answer at all-many, v.er' many are cryinglo! here aod lo! there, but g~ you Dot after them, unles. afler CLm:

parillg their doctrines by the word

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God, ^JOUfiod it according to truth; Olherwise rt

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ceive them not ioto your protection, ~?r bid them God'upeed. If they spitefully us:

aud pf'rsl'cule you. pray for them. F mally, brethrell farewell, may the God of pati tiellce and COllsolation. comfort, strengthen and establiab you, and make YOII perfect 10

every good word and work, working in YOIl tbat wbich is plensing in hi. a.igbt, tbrougl JesU8 Chris!, to whom be glory forei'pr, Amen.

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