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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.
7 If the Prophets of one Church may prophesy in another, and apply their doctrines, exhortations and prayers to any of the occasions of the Churches where they speak,1 whereof they are not set members, what hinders why the Pastor of one congregation, may not preach and pray, administer the Sacraments in another? The pastor of one congregation is appointed to his peculiar charge, but he is a Minister in the universal Church, as well as the Prophets of one Church may be called Prophets of the universal Church by virtue of that Communion which all true Churches have one with another. Without consent the Prophet may not prophesy by exhortation, and with consent the Pastor may administer the Sacraments.
7 If the Prophets of one Church may prophesy in another, and apply their doctrines, exhortations and prayers to any of the occasions of the Churches where they speake,1 whereof they are not set members, what hinders why the Pastor of one congregation, may not preach and pray, administer the Sacraments in another? The pastor of one congregation is appointed to his peculiar charge, but he is a Minister in the universall Church, as well as the Prophets of one Church may bee called Prophets of the universall Church by vertue of that Communion which all true Churches have one with another. Without consent the Prophet may not prophesie by exhortation, and with consent the Pastor may administer the Sacraments.
8 In the Primitive Churches when Elders were ordained in every City, they were not only to look to their flock but endeavour the conversion of poor Infidels among whom they lived,1 and the enlargement of Christs Kingdom,