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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.
Answ. 6. Consid.
None have power to dispense the Seals but they that are called to the office of Ministry; and no man can be so called till first there be a Church to call him,1 seeing the power of calling Ministers is given by Christ unto the Church; and thence it follows, that all those that desire to partake of the Seals, are bound to join themselves in Church state, that so they may call a Minister to dispense the Seals unto them. And this duty by the appointment of God lieth not only upon some Christians, but equally upon all: ergo no Christian can expect by the appointment of God to partake in the Seals till he have joined himself in Church fellowship, and in the call of the Minister. And indeed seeing a Church, and a Minister called by the Church, is of such necessity for the dispensing of the seals, it may seem unreasonable that some Christians should be bound to become a Church, and to call a Minister that so the seals may be dispensed, and other men (when this is done) have equal liberty to the seals who refuse to join unto the Church.
NOne have power to dispence the Seales but they that are called to the office of Ministery; and no man can be so called till first there be a Church to call him,1 seeing the power of calling Ministers is given by Christ unto the Church; and thence it follows, that all those that desire to partake of the Seales, are bound to joyne themselves in Church state, that so they may call a Minister to dispense the Seales unto them. And this dutie by the appointment of God lieth not onely upon some Christians, but equally upon all: ergo no Christian can expect by the appointment of God to partake in the Seals till he have joyned himselfe in Church fellowship, and in the call of the Minister. And indeed seeing a Church, and a Minister called by the Church, is of such necessitie for the dispensing of the seales, it may seeme unreasonable that some Christians should be bound to become a Church, and to call a Minister that so the seales may be dispensed, and other men (when this is done) have equall libertie to the seals who refuse to joyne unto the Church.