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her mantle over errors, which our fathers might have commit- 

 ted in common with other great and good men of their day, 

 while gratitude delighted to indulge her warmest admiration of 

 the wisdom, energy, and fidelity to principle, which raised them 

 above the spirit of their age, above all sectarian influence, and 

 even above the bias of their own darling opinions, in their 

 steadfast adherence to the scriptures as their only guide and 

 standard in the constitution of their churches. 



APPENDIX 



Here is presented a transcript of the two first pages of 

 the old Church bookj all in italics excepting the original 

 Covenant of 1629. 



Gather my Saints together unto me that have m,ade a Cove- 

 nant with me by sacrifyce. Psa. 50 : 5 : 



6.o/6«ftj»fontft,i629, Wse whose nanfies are Under Written, mem- 



This Covenant was ■, j- xi. s rM. i, -c d~ii • j • 



puuickiy Signed and^^rs of the present Church of Christ m. 

 Declared, as may Salem,, having found by sad experience how 

 appear from page S5,fif^j-^o-erous it is to sltt loosc to the Covenant 



in this Book. ° , .^j r^ i 77 . 



wee make with our Croa ; and how apt loee 

 are to wander into by pathes, even to the loos- 

 ing of our first aiimes in entring into Church 

 fellowship : Doe therefore, solemnly in the 

 presence of the Eternall God, both for our 

 own comforts, and those lohich shall or maye 

 be joyned unto us, reneive that Chwxh Cove- 

 nant we find this Church bound unto at 

 theire first beginning, viz : Thai we covenant 

 with the Lord and one with an other; and 

 doe bynd ourselves in the presence of God, 

 to walke together in all his waies, according as 



