Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord
Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been
baptized in the name of our Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
we do now in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most
solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in
Christ.
We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in
Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge,
holiness, and comfort, to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain
its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines, to contribute cheerfully
and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the
relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to religiously
educate our children, to seek the salvation of our kindred and
acquaintances, to walk circumspectly in the world, to be just in our
dealings, faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our deportment, to
avoid all tattling, backbiting and excessive anger, to abstain from the sale
and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and to be zealous in our efforts
to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.
We further engage to watch over one another with brotherly love, to
remember each other in prayer, to aid each other in sickness and distress,
to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech, to be slow
to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules
of our Savior to secure it without delay.
We moreover engage that when we remove from this place, we will as soon
as possible unite with some other church, where we can carry out the spirit
of this covenant and the principles of God’s word.
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