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keep the day holy, and to watch over
each of our families and Children under
our care, that they do the same at all
times, behave our selves as becometh the
gospel of our dear Redeemer Jesus Christ, whom
we now take for our head and King our prophet
and our Priest, and according to our ability,
to promote the glory of god our own benefit
and the good of others, yet so as not to break
the order of a gospel church, by taking upon
our selves any office or dignity in the same
of the ministry or other while then unto called
by the voice of the church according to gos-
ordinances, knowing, that he that exalteth
him self shall be abased, and he that hum-
bleth him self shall be exalted, and that no
man taketh this office unto him self, but he
that is there unto called, and jointly to main-
tain the worship of god and to Edify one