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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.
1. No power agreeth to the multitude or community of the faithful, but that which is given them of the Lord by his positive Law; For the whole spiritual power for the gathering and government of his Church is given to Christ as Mediator. And if the power of the keys be derived from,1 and communicated by Christ unto his Church, of necessity it must draw its original from divine positive Law, and can agree to none but as it is communicated. But the communicated power of the keys with the ⟨p. 72⟩execution thereof, Christ hath not given immediately to the whole multitude, but to some persons and Officers designed and appointed thereunto. Peruse the several passages of Scripture, wherein power and authority of preaching the Gospel, administering the Sacraments, binding and loosing is given to the Church: and it is apparent that distinct several persons are spoken of, and not the whole community; Go teach all Nations, 2and baptize them, &c. Whose sins ye remit, they are remitted, &c. 3Feed my Lambs, feed my sheep, &c. Were these things spoken to the whole community, or to special persons?
1. No power agreeth to the multitude or communitie of the faithfull, but that which is given them of the Lord by his positive Law; For the whole spirituall power for the gathering and government of his Church is given to Christ as Mediator. And if the power of the keyes be derived from,1 and communicated by Christ unto his Church, of necessitie it must draw its originall from divine positive Law, and can agree to none but as it is communicated. But the communicated power of the keyes with the ⟨p. 72⟩execution thereof, Christ hath not given immediately to the whole multitude, but to some persons and Officers designed and appointed thereunto. Peruse the severall passages of Scripture, wherein power and authoritie of preaching the Gospel, administring the Sacraments, binding and loosing is given to the Church: and it is apparent that distinct severall persons are spoken of, and not the whole communitie; Goe teach all Nations,