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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]
Title
A platform of church-discipline, [electronic resource] : 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].
Published
Boston : Re-printed by John Green, for D. Gookin, in Marlborough-Street, 1749.
Physical Description
xxii,55,[7]p. ; 12⁰.
Local Notes
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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 Boston Synod, Sept. 10, 1679, and at the general meeting of ministers in Boston, May 27, 1697.
Signatures: A-G⁶ (G6 verso blank)
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 28, 2010
References
Evans, C. American bibliography, 6295
Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, 51-P
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 63339
English short title catalogue, W35673.
Subjects
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Congregational Churches in Massachusetts. Boston Synod.
Reforming Synod (1679-1680 : Boston, Mass.)
United States Massachusetts Boston.
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