A plat-form 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 & acceptance in the Lord, the 8th month, anno 1649. [Eight lines from Psalms]

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Cotton, John, 1584-1652

Mather, Richard, 1596-1669

Conference Name:

Cambridge Synod (1646-1648 : Cambridge, Mass.) 48800 http://viaf.org/viaf/143355773

Standardized Title:

Cambridge platform

Language:

English

Physical Description:

[22],51,[7]p. ; 8°.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Re-printed by William and Andrew Bradford in New-York, 1711.

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 at Boston, May 27, 1697.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 1496; Holmes, T.J. Minor Mathers, 51-I