The Visible PORCH Or known Entrance into a Church, or Christian Fellowship.  
THere is a Divine Relation between Persons teaching, and People taught; wherein consists the entity or being of a Church: the making known that Relation, contains the visibility of that Church. 
 Know therefore, that we Ministers and persons desire to walk together in the unity of the Spirit, and bond of peace, under these manifestations.  
MOst manifest to us it is, That the glory of God in Christ Jesus, is the first thing whereunto all our Christian Faith, Duties, Worship, and even the salvation of our Souls appertaineth; And that the Holy Spirit by the sacred Scriptures makes known unto us, how the Lord hath, and will be glorified in all those that draw near unto him.  
We therefore manifest and delare our Desires, to receive and believe all things contained in the sacred Scriptures; and by the knowledge of the Letter, to attain the spiritual sense: and that also, not so much in the single discoveries appropriate to some peculiar matter, as in the entire and more comprehensive evidences; comparing Scripture with Scripture, thereby to come nearest unto the mind of the Lord therein revealed.  
It is manifest unto us, That there must be a time and place for the holding forth these Scriptures: we desire therefore, to receive the Lord's day as the necessary time, and the Temple as the necessary place for our convening and meeting together; That then, or there, none of us be negligently or willingly absent from the Duties of Prayer and Praises, and hearing the Word read and taught; nor from the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, when they are celebrated. That in all these Duties the Lord may be worshipped by us in Spirit, (for the inward man;) and for so much of the outward man as must needs attend, that it be in truth, putting no confidence therein, as to ourselves; nor giving offence thereby, as to others.  
We manifest our desires to put a difference between matters essential to salvation, and such as are but accidental thereunto.  
Concerning essential matters, either of Faith of Manners; if any of us do offend therein by Opinion or Practice, our desire is, that first a private and gentle admonition be administered by them to whom the offence is first made known; that a Christian satisfaction may be either given or received: But if not attained, than the matter may be made known to our Minister, that he, with such others as he please to take with him, may repair to the offendant, and with the like favourable admonition, labour to reduce him: which second endeavour, if it become ineffectual, then (as the last remedy) the matter be made known to the Church: and in case of continued obstinacy, the name of the offendant may be expunged from this fellowship; that others be not partakers with his sin.  
But concerning accidental matters, which a Christian may receive or reject without peril of salvation, wherein the Scriptures appear not clear unto us; we desire not to usurp the Tribunal of Christ, but that every one walk humbly and inoffensively therein; that matter of this nature also may be done by us in decency and in order.  

The Ministers Subscription.  
I desire, as a Minister of Jesus Christ, to take heed unto myself and Doctrine, that I may save myself and others; and to watch for the Souls of those more nearly united, that I may give account thereof with joy.   

The people's Subscription.  
UNtil clearer and fuller Regulations may be presented to us, and we fitted for them, we desire to walk under these premised; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is.  By Thomas Tookey Minister of Harwich.   

Printed at London for Richard moon, at the seven Stars in Paul's churchyard, near the great North-door.