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much as the wearing of long hair after the maner of Rufflans and the barbarous Judians hath begun to invade New England contrary to the Rule of God's word which sayth Jt is a shame for a man to wear long hair, an also the commendable custom of our nation untill within these few yeares . . .

"We do therefore earnestly intreat all the Elders of this Jurisdiction (as often as they shall see cause) to manifest their Zeale against it in their publick Administration."