Blessed unions an union with the Son of God by Faith, and an union in the Church of God by love, importunately pressed in a discourse which makes divers offers for those unions : together with a copy of those articles where-upon a most happy union ha's been lately made between those two eminent parties in England, which have now changed the names of Presbyterians and Congregationals, for that of United Brethren / by Cotton Mather.

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Author:	Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Title:	Blessed unions an union with the Son of God by Faith, and an union in the Church of God by love, importunately pressed in a discourse which makes divers offers for those unions : together with a copy of those articles where-upon a most happy union ha's been lately made between those two eminent parties in England, which have now changed the names of Presbyterians and Congregationals, for that of United Brethren / by Cotton Mather.
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To the Brethren Of the Church in the North Part of BOSTON.

To the Very Reverend MATTHEW MEAD, JOHN HOW, AND INCREASE MATHER; Of whose Pious and Prudent Endeavours; (among others) the God of Heaven has made a very particular Ʋse, in producing a most Blessed ƲNION a∣mong His People.

Blessed ƲNIONS.

SERMON I.

OBSERVATION I.

Praeliminary 1.

Praeliminary 2.

APPLICATION.

SERMON II

OBSERVATION 2.

PROPOSAL. I.

PROPOSAL. II.

HEADS of AGREEMENT Assented to by the United Mi∣nisters, formerly called, PRES∣BYTERIAN and CON∣GREGATIONAL.

I. Of CHURCHES and CHURCH-MEMBERS.

II. Of the Ministry.

III. Of Censures.

IV Of Communion of Churches.

V. Of Deacons & Ruling Elders.

VI. Of Occasional Meeting of Ministers. &c

VII. Of our Demeanour towards the Civil MAGISTRATE.

VIII. Of a Confession of Faith.

IX Of our Duty & Deportment towards them that are not in Communion with us.

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