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].

Author/creator Cambridge Synod
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Publication InfoBoston : Re-printed and sold by Green and Russell, in Queen-Street, and by J. Winter, opposite the King's Arms, in Union-Street, 1757.
Descriptionxxii, 55, 9 unnumbered pages, iv, 53, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰.
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Other author/creatorCotton, John, 1584-1652, author.
Other author/creatorMather, Richard, 1596-1669, author.
Other author/creatorMather, Richard, 1596-1669.
Other author/creatorCotton, John, 1584-1652.
Other author/creatorGreen, John, 1731-1787, printer.
Other author/creatorRussell, Joseph, 1734-1795, printer.
Other author/creatorWinter, Joshua, 1723-1761, bookseller.
Included WorkReforming Synod (1679-1680 : Boston, Mass.) Confession of faith.
General noteBased on the draft prepared by Richard Mather. The preface is by John Cotton. Cf. Holmes.
General noteThe 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.
General noteIncludes resolutions adopted at the Synod at Boston, Sept. 10, 1679, and at the general meeting of ministers in Boston, May 27, 1697.
General note"A confession of faith, owned and consented unto by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled at Boston in New-England, May 12. 1680. Being the second session of that Synod."--[2], iv, 53 p. at end, with separate title page. Recorded separately by Evans (entry 7850) but evidenly not so issued.
General noteReproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
References Evans, 7866
References Evans, 7850
References Holmes, T.J. Minor Mathers, 51-Q
References English Short Title Catalog, W15130.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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