Having been, as
we trust, brought by divine grace to embrace the Lord Jesus Christ, and to give
up ourselves wholly to Him; we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant with each other,
to walk together in Him with brotherly love, to His glory as our common Lord.
We do, therefore, in His strength engage,
That we will exercise a
mutual care as members one of another to promote the growth of the whole body
in Christian knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to the end that we may stand
perfect and complete in all the will of God.
That to promote and
secure this object, we will uphold the public worship of God and the ordinances
of His house; and hold constant communion with each other therein; that we will
cheerfully contribute of our property for the support of the poor, and for the
maintenance of a faithful ministry of the gospel among us.
That we will not omit
closet and family religion at home; nor allow ourselves in the too common
neglect of the great duty of religiously training up our children, and those
under our care, with a view to the service of Christ, and the enjoyment of
heaven.
That we walk circumspectly in the world, that we may win their
souls; remembering that God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power
and of love and of a sound mind; that we are the light of the world and the
salt of the earth, and that a city set on a hill cannot be hid.
That we will frequently
exhort, and if occasion shall require, admonish one another, according to
Matthew 18, in the spirit of meekness; considering ourselves lest we also be
tempted, and that as in baptism we have been buried with Christ and raised
again; so there is on us a special obligation henceforth to walk in newness of
life.
And may the God of
peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in
every good work to do His will; working in us that which is well-pleasing in
His sight through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
SIGNED_____________________________________
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