Having, as we trust, been brought by Divine Grace to repent and believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ and to give up ourselves to Him, and having been baptized upon our
profession of faith, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we do
now, relying on His gracious aid, solemnly and joyfully renew our covenant with each
other.
We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
We will walk together in brotherly love, as becomes the members of a Christian Church;
exercise an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish
and entreat one another as occasion may require.
We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for
ourselves and others.
We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of
our family and friends.
We will rejoice at each other’s happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to
bear each other’s burdens and sorrows.
We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and
raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a
new and holy life.
We will work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this
church, as we sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines.
We will contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of
the church, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.
We will, when we move from this place, 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.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.
