"We avouch the Lord to be our God, and ourselves to be his people,
in the truth and simplicity of our spirits.

"We give ourselves to the Lord Jesus Christ, and the word of his
grace, for the teaching, ruling, and sanctifying of us in matters
of worship and conversation, resolving to cleave unto him alone
for life and glory, and to reject all contrary ways, canons, and
constitutions of men, in his worship.

"We promise to walk with our brethren, with all watchfulness and
tenderness, avoiding jealousies and suspicions, backbitings,
censurings, provokings, secret risings of spirit against them;
but, in all offences, to follow the rule of our Lord Jesus, and to
bear and forbear, give and forgive, as he hath taught us.

"In public or private, we will willingly do nothing to the offence
of the church, but will be willing to take advice for ourselves
and ours, as occasion shall be presented.

"We will not, in the congregation, be forward, either to show our
own gifts and parts in speaking or scrupling, or there discover
the weakness or failings of our brethren; but attend an orderly
call thereunto, knowing how much the Lord may be dishonored, and
his gospel, and the profession of it, slighted by our distempers
and weaknesses in public.

"We bind ourselves to study the advancement of the gospel in all
truth and peace, both in regard to those that are within or
without; no way slighting our sister churches, but using their
counsel, as need shall be; not laying a stumbling-block before
any, no, not the Indians, whose good we desire to promote; and so
to converse, as we may avoid the very appearance of evil.

"We do hereby promise to carry ourselves in all lawful obedience
to those that are over us, in church or commonwealth, knowing how
well pleasing it will be to the Lord, that they should have
encouragement in their places, by our not grieving their spirits
through our irregularities.

"We resolve to approve ourselves to the Lord in our particular
callings, shunning idleness, as the bane of any state; nor will we
deal hardly or oppressingly with any, wherein we are the Lord's
stewards.

"Promising, also, unto our best ability, to teach our children and
servants the knowledge of God, and of his will, that they may
serve him also; and all this, not by any strength