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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The communion of Saints, whether visible or invisible is the effect and property of the Church Catholic, and agreeth to the several parts and members thereof, as they be members of that body under the head, and if particular Churches have communion together it must of necessity be, that they be parts and members of the whole body which is one.
The communion of Saints, whether visible or invisible is the effect and property of the Church Catholike, and agreeth to the severall parts and members thereof, as they be members of that body under the head, and if particular Churches have communion together it must of necessity be, that they bee parts and members of the whole body which is one.
4. Though there be no universal congregation or assembly nor can be imagined, yet there are and have been many visible assemblies or societies, true Churches of Christ, to whom the Prerogative of the Seals is given, which have not been united and knit together, in Church-order into one congregational body or society, For every society in covenant with God is the true Church of God: for what is it to be the flock, people or sheep of God, but to be the Church of God? And where there is a Covenant, there is the people of God.1 They that are of the faith of Abraham, 2are the children and seed of Abraham, and within the Covenant of Abraham (though but two or three) and so of the same Church with him by that covenant.3 4The communication ⟨p. 24⟩on and accepting of the tables of covenant is an undoubted token of a people in covenant or confederate,5