3. His laying aside that grace (which above all we are to put on,) viz. Charity towards his Neighbours, and especially those of his Church, when there is no apparent reason, but for the contrary.
4. His approving and practicing unwarrantable and ungrounded methods, for discovering what he was desirous to know, referring to the bewitched, or possessed persons, as in bringing some to others, and by them pretending to inform himself and others, who were the Devil's instruments to afflict the sick and maimed.
5. His unsafe unaccountable Oath, given by him against sundry of the accused.
6. His not rendering to the World so fair (if so true) account of what he wrote on Examination of the afflicted.
7. Sundry unsafe (if sound points of Doctrine delivered in his Preaching) which we find not warrantable (if Christian.)
8. His persisting in these Principles, and justifying his Practice; not rendering any satisfaction to us, when regularly desired, but rather offending, and dissatisfying ourselves.
[57] We whose Names are under written, heard this Paper read to our Pastor, Mr. Samuel Parris, the 21st of April, 1693.
- Nathaniel Jigarson,[80]
- Edward Pulman,
- Aaron Way,
- William Way,
- Peter Cloyce, Seniour.
- Samuel Nurce,
- John Jarboll,
- Thomas Wilkins.