Tue wast Witt anp TESTAMENT oF SPRINGFIELD
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or where a testament is, there must of necessity bethe death of the testator; for a testament is of force af-ter men are dead, otherwise it is of no strength at all,while the testator liveth.. Thou fool, that which thousowest is not quickened except it die. Verily, verilyI say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into theeround, and die, it abideth alone ; butif it die, it bring-eth forth much fruit. Whose voice then shook the earth ; .but now he hath promised, saying, yet once more |shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And thisword, yet once more, signifies the removing of thosethings that are shaken as of things that are made, thatthose things which cannot be shaken may remain.—Scripture. : “LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, &c. Tue PresByTERY oF SPRINGFIELD, sitting at Cane-ridge, in the county of Bourbon, being, through a gra-cious Providence, in more than ordinary bodily health,growing in strength and size daily ; and in perfect sound-ness and composure of mind ; but knowing that it is ap-pointed for all delegated bodies once to die: and con-sidering that the life of every such body is very uncer-tain, do make, and ordain this our last Will and Testa-ment, in manner and form following, viz: ~Imprims. We will, that this body die, be dissolved,and sink into union with the Body of Christ at large;for there is but one body, and one Spirit, even as we arecalled in one hope of our calling. ;_ ftem. We will, that our name of distinction, withits Reverend title, be forgotten, that there be but oneLord over God’s heritage,-and his name one.litem. We will, that our power of making laws forthe government of the church, and executing them bydelegated authority, forever cease ; that the people may
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