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which many before vs haue shortened their daies: neither let vs giue way vnto our fleshly lusts, which besot the wisest that take pleasure in them: But grant vs the sober vse of thy good blessings, with thanksguiuing vnto thee that art the only giuer of them. Giue vs grace daily to call vpon thee in whom onely wee trust, and let vs striue to liue in loue and peace together, forbearing and forguiuing one another, if any occasions of quarrell and discord arise amongst vs. Make vs true and trustie vnto those that have imployed vs hither and haue prouided carefully for the supply of our wants, and haue put vs in trust with the managing of their businesse And let our whole cariage and conuersation both toward them, and toward our selues, and toward the Heathen, (while we liue among them) be such, as may rellish of true Christianitie and godlinesse, as may win vs favour in this peoples eyes, and may giue satisfaction at our returne home (if it please thee to deale so mercifully with vs) both to the Aduenturers that sent vs foorth, and more specially to our owne consciencies, that in all ovr actions we haue set thy feare before our eyes, and depended vpon thy blessing on our honest endeauours. Let us not be ouertaken with the sins of couetousnes or pride; but both detest all filthie lucre, knowing it cannot profit vs to win all the world and lose our owne soules: and that the more blessings thou bestowest vpon vs, the more humble hearted wee ought to be, and so to carrie ourselues. Let vs striue by all meanes to win and draw these Heathen to faith in thy name, so as wee may giue no scandall vnto our profession. And teach vs so to acknowledge thy goodnesse and mercie toward vs, that wee may euer be readie to publish and declare it vnto others, and depending still vpon thee (not for any merits of ours, but for thy Sonne our Sauiour Iesus Christ his sake) may ascribe vnto thee all honour, praise, and glorie for euer and euer.

Amen.

No. III. p. 534.

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Charter of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

WILLIAM the Third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the

Faith, &c. To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting,

Whereas Wee are credibly informed, That in many of Our Plantations, Colonies and Factories beyond the Seas, belonging to Our Kingdom of England, the Provision for Ministers is very mean; and many others of our said Plantations, Colonies and Factories, are wholly destitute and unprovided of a Mainteynance for Ministers and the Publick Worshipp of God; and for Lack of Support and Mainteynance for such, many of our Loveing Subjects doe want the Administration of God's Word and Sacraments, and seem to be abandoned to Atheism and Infidelity; and alsoe for Want of Learned and Orthodox Ministers to instruct Our said Loveing Subjects in the Principles of True Religion, divers Romish Priests and Jesuits are the more incouraged to pervert and draw over Our said Loveing Subjects to Popish Superstition and Idolatry.

And whereas Wee think it Our Duty, as much as in Us lyes, to promote the Glory of God, by the Instruccon of Our People in the Christian Religion; and that it will be highly conducive for accomplishing those Ends, that a sufficient Mainteynance be provided for an Orthodox Clergy to live amongst them, and that such other Provision be made, as may be necessary for the Propagation of the Gospell in those Parts.

And whereas Wee have been well assured, That if Wee would be gratiously pleased to erect and settle a Corporacon for the receiving, manageing, and disposeing of the Charity of Our loveing Subjects, divers Persons would be Induced to extend their Charity to the Uses and Purposes aforesaid.

Know yee therefore, That Wee have for the Consideracons aforesaid, and for the better and more orderly carrying on the said Charitable Purposes, of Our speciall Grace, certain Knowledge, and mere Mocon, Willed, Ordained, Consti

tuted and Appointed, and by these Presents, for Us, Our Heires and Successors, Doe Will, Ordaine, Constitute, Declare and Grant, That the most Reverend Fathers in God, Thomas Lord Archbishopp of Canterbury, and John Lord Archbishopp of Yorke; the Right Reverend Fathers in God Henry Lord Bishop of London, William Lord Bishop of Worcester, Our Lord Almoner, Simon Lord Bishop of Ely, Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester, Deane of Westminster; and the Lords Archbishops of Canterbury and Yorke, the Bishops of London and Ely, the Lord Almoner and Deane of Westminster for the Time being; Edward Lord Bishop of Gloucester, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Nicholas Lord Bishop of Chester, Richard Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Humphry Lord Bishop of Bangor, John Mountague Doctor of Divinity, Clerke of our Closett, William Sherlock, Doctor of Divinity, Deane of St. Paules, William Stanley, Doctor of Divinity, Archdeacon of London, and the Clerke of the Closett, of Us, Our Heirs and Successors, the Dean of St. Pauls and Archdeacon of London for the Time being; The two Regius and two Margaret Professors of both Our Universities, for the Time being; Thomas, Earl of Thannet, Thomas Lord Viscount Weymouth, Francis Lord Guilford, William Lord Digby, Sir Thomas Cookes of Bentley, Sir Richard Bulkley, Sir John Philipps, and Sir Arthur Owen, Baronets; Sir Humphrey Mackworth, Sir William Prichard, Sir William Russell, Sir Edmund Turner, Sir William Hustler, Sir John Chardin, and Sir Richard Blackmore, Knights; John Hook Esq; Serjeant at Law, George Hooper Doctor of Divinity, Deane of Canterbury, Goorge Booth Doctor of Divinity, Archdeacon of Durham, Sir George Wheeler Prebendary of Durham, William Beveridge Doctor of Divinity, Archdeacon of Colchester, Sir William Dawes Baronett; Thomas Maningham, Edward Gee, Thomas Lynford, Nathaniel Resbury, Offspring Black3 c

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hall, George Stanhope, William Heyley, and Richard Willis,
Doctors of Divinity, and our Chaplaines in Ordinary; John
Mapletoft, Zacheus Isham, John Davies, William Lancaster,
Humphrey Hodey, Richard Lucas, John Evans, Thomas
Bray, John Gascorth, White Kennett, Lilly Butler, Josiah
Woodward, Doctors in Divinity; Gideon Harvey and
Frederick Slare, Doctors of Phisick; Rowland Cotton,
Thomas Jervois, Maynard Colchester, James Vernon
Junr, Joseph Neale, Grey Nevill, Thomas Clerk, Peter
King,
Rock, John Comins, William Melmoth,
Thomas Bromfeild, John Raynolds, Dutton Seaman, Whit-
lock Bulstrode, Samuel Brewster, John Chamberlaine,
Richard King, and Daniel Nicoll, Esquires; Benjamin Law-
dell, John Trimmer, Charles Toriano, and John Hodges,
Merchants; William Fleetwood, William Whitfeild, and
Samuel Bradford, Masters of Arts, and Our Chaplaines in
Ordinary; Thomas Little, Batchelor in Divinity; Thomas
Staino, Henry Altham, William Loyd, Henry Shute,
Thomas Frank, and William Mecken, Clerks, and their
Successors; to be Elected in Manner as hereafter directed,
be, and shall for ever hereafter be, and by Vertue of these
Presents, shall be one Body Politick and Corporate, in
Deed and in Name, by the Name of, The Society for the
Propapation of the Gospell in Forreigne Parts; And them
and their Successors, by the same Name, Wee doe by these
Presents, for Us, Our Heires and Successors, really and
fully Make, Ordaine, Constitute and Declare One Body
Politick and Corporate, in Deed and in Name.

And that by the same Name, they and their Successors shall and may have perpetuall Succession.

And that they and their Successors, by that Name, shall and may, for ever hereafter, be Persons Able and Capable in the Law to Purchase, Have, Take, Receive and Enjoy to them and their Successors, Mannors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Advowsons, Liberties, Privileages, Juris

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