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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.
Fourthly That which you add, that God will not vouchsafe his presence and blessing to an ordinance but when it is dispensed by those, whom he hath ordained and appointed thereunto, must be warily understood, or it may occasion errors and distractions ⟨p. 30⟩not a few, You know what corruptions soon entered into the Church of God, both in respect of Doctrine, Worship, Offices, and entrance thereunto, and how ready and apt is the conclusion from your words,1 That Christ hath not vouchsafed his presence, and blessing in his Ordinances to his Church? But of this before.
Fourthly That which you add, that God will not vouchsafe his presence and blessing to an ordinance but when it is dispenced by those, whom hee hath ordayned and appointed thereunto, must bee warily understood, or it may occasion errors and distractions ⟨p. 30⟩not a few, You know what corruptions soone entred into the Church of God, both in respect of Doctrine, Worship, Offices, and entrance thereunto, and how ready and apt is the conclusion from your words,1 That Christ hath not vouchsafed his presence, and blessing in his Ordinances to his Church? But of this before.
- 1Robins. against Bern. Coun. debated, p. 32. ibid. p. 79.
And on the contrary, seeing God hath vouchsafed his blessing in his Ordinances dispensed by your selves, when you stood as visible Ministers in the congregation, and Churches of old England, you must confess, did approve both your standings and his Ordinances dispensed by you.
And on the contrary, seeing God hath vouchsafed his blessing in his Ordinances dispensed by your selves, when you stood as visible Ministers in the congregation, and Churches of old England, you must confesse, did approve both your standings and his Ordinances dispensed by you.