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A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…
A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulness of a stinted liturgy and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keys: tending to satisfy the doubtful, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulnesse of a stinted liturgie and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keyes: tending to satisfie the doubtfull, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.
Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the University of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the Universitie of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640
Chapter 13: An examination of sundry positions laid down by Mr Jacob in his Exposition of the secon…
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There ought to be very clear and plain proof in Gods word to warrant every visible church,1 if the members thereof desire to have comfort to their own souls; because this is even the first and weightiest matter in religion that can concern us, viz. to be assured that we are in a true visible and ministerial church of Christ: For out of a true visible church ordinarily there is no salvation; and by a true visible church (and not otherwise ordinarily) we come to learn the way of life. Therefore above all things it is necessary that every Christian do rightly discern of the divers kinds of outward ordinances in this behalf, chiefly of visible ⟨p. 287⟩churches; and withal to understand which kind or form thereof is the true visible church of Christ, or kingdom of heaven upon earth, which is the only way, and in it the only truth ordinarily leading to eternal life hereafter. For the true visible church of Christ is but only one (questionless) in nature, form and constitution.
There ought to be very clear and plain proof in Gods word to warrant every visible church,1 if the members thereof desire to have comfort to their own souls; because this is even the first and weightiest matter in religion that can concern us, viz. to be assured that we are in a true visible and ministeriall church of Christ: For out of a true visible church ordinarily there is no salvation; and by a true visible church (and not otherwise ordinarily) we come to learn the way of life. Therefore above all things it is necessary that every Christian do rightly discern of the divers kinds of outward ordinances in this behalf, chiefly of visible ⟨p. 287⟩churches; and withall to understand which kind or form thereof is the true visible church of Christ, or kingdome of heaven upon earth, which is the onely way, and in it the onely truth ordinarily leading to eternall life hereafter. For the true visible church of Christ is but onely one (questionlesse) in nature, form and constitution.
- 1Exposit. the third part, tit. The exposit. of the second commandment.