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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].
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.
- Cotton, John, 1584-1652, author.
- Mather, Richard, 1596-1669, author.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Congregational churches--Controversial literature.
- Congregational churches.
- New England.
- Congregational churches--New England.
- New England--Church history.
- Church history.
- Genre:
- Controversial literature.
- Physical Description:
- xxii,55 pages, 9 unnumbered pages,iv,53 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- 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.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Based on the draft prepared by Richard Mather. The preface is by John Cotton. Cf. Holmes.
- 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.
- Includes resolutions adopted at the Synod at Boston, Sept. 10, 1679, and at the general meeting of ministers in Boston, May 27, 1697.
- "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.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 7866
- Evans, 7850
- Holmes, T.J. Minor Mathers, 51-Q
- English Short Title Catalog, W15130.
- Contains:
- Reforming Synod (1679-1680 : Boston, Mass.). Confession of faith.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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