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A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that…A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that…
A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.
London: printed by T. Paine and M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill, 1644
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Thirdly, that there is now no visible Catholic Church in your sense will easily be granted▪ i. e. there is no universal society consisting of all such as are accounted or to be esteemed Christians, subjected to one or many universal Pastors or guides, wherewithal subordinates must communicate in some sacred things which may make them one Church and which may and can be performed by that universal and head Church only. Such an universal Christian Church Christ never ordained, no not in the days of the Apostles, to whom all the care of all the Churches, was committed. The Churches planted by the Apostles had all the same substantial laws and customs, the same guides and officers for kind, the same ordinances of worship and means of Salvation: But one flock or Society in the fore mentioned acceptation they were not, because they were but subordinate to one visible head. Christ, with which they were to hold union and communion ⟨p. 22⟩in some worship to be performed by them all jointly assembled at some special solemnity, nor subjected to the government of any supreme tribunal constantly to be erected and continued among them.
Thirdly, that there is now no visible Catholike Church in your sense will easily bee granted▪ i. e. there is no universall society consisting of all such as are accounted or to bee esteemed Christians, subjected to one or many vniversall Pastors or guides, wherwithall subordinates must communicate in some sacred things which may make them one Church and which may and can be performed by that vniversall and head Church only. Such an vniversall Christian Church Christ never ordained, no not in the dayes of the Apostles, to whom all the care of all the Churches, was committed. The Churches planted by the Apostles had all the same substantiall lawes and customes, the same guides and officers for kinde, the same ordinances of worship and meanes of Salvation: But one flock or Society in the fore mentioned acceptation they were not, because they were but subordinate to one visible head. Christ, with which they were to hold union and communion ⟨p. 22⟩in some worship to be performed by them all jointly assembled at some speciall solemnity, nor subjected to the government of any supreame tribunall constantly to be erected and continued among them.