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In his epistle, dedicatory to his Orthodox Evangelist, which he wrote to his parishioners of Ipswich,, John Norton made the following re marks What hath my soul longed or labored for more than that you should be not only babes, but men, both sound and strong in faith sin cere and distinct, that Christ might not only be formed but perfected that you might not only have a saving but satisfactory knowledge of him, in whom you believe.
The end of the Gospel is to be known, the duty and disposition of the believer, is to know.
How he had thus dis charged his duty to the people of Ipswich from, may be learned from the principles of divinity taught and illustrated in the aforesaid work.
In his election sermon of, John Higginson observed that the design of the primitive settlers was the avoiding of some special cor ruptions, and the vigorous profession and practice of everything in doctrines, worship and discipline, according to Scripture pattern.
After other similar observations, he added, Hence I humbly conceive, that the consent of the Synod here to the confession of Faith by the Assembly of Westminster, and the platform of discipline published in the year, these for the substance
of them, have carried with them a declaration of the Faith and order of these churches, and are so looked upon by the reformed Churches abroad, unto which may be added many other books of our divines of the same import.
William Stoughton, in his sermon of, called New England's true interest, spoke of what its founders practiced, as practical piety and holiness unmixed, spiritual, Gospel worship sincere and open profession and owning of the truths and ways of Christ.
In his ad dress to survivors of the first generation, he observed, as long as you are in this tabernacle, stir them up by putting them in remembrance, that they may be established in all those truths and practices, which to own and abide in hath been New England's glory and must be its preservation and safety in whatever times are coming upon us.
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