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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.
It is said the power of the keys given to the Apostles was given to the Church, In tuitu ejusdem tanquam finis & totius. And it is true the Apostles were given to the Church, and the power they received was for the good of the whole; but this is not enough. That power may be said to be received immediately by the Church, as the first receptacle of it, and from it derived to others. But this power must be in the community as the first subject, from whom it cometh to the Officers. As the power of seeing is not only given in tuitu hominis, as the end of it, and the totum to whom it agreeth, but is in homine as the first subject from which it cometh to the eyes1 The Apostles and other Governors were given of Christ for the Church as for their end,2 and all their authority was given unto them for the Church as for the whole: but the authority it self was immediately derived from Christ, and is not in the Church as the immediate subject, nor derived from the Church, but from Christ the King of the Church. The authority of Governors is given of Christ for a gift to the Church, but not for a gift absolute, that it may reside in the power of the whole Church, to whom it is given, but for a conditional gift communicated to the Governors themselves for the good of the whole. It is one thing then to ask for what end or use the keys are given,3 another to whom. To every one is given the declaration of the Spirit for profit,4 i. e. for the good of the Church.5 But was this gift given to the community of the faithful first and immediately?6 No; By gift and possession it was given •o some, but for use and profit it was public.
It is said the power of the keyes given to the Apostles was given to the Church, In tuitu ejusdem tanquam finis & totius. And it is true the Apostles were given to the Church, and the power they received was for the good of the whole; but this is not enough. That power may be said to be received immediately by the Church, as the first receptacle of it, and from it derived to others. But this power must be in the communitie as the first subject, from whom it commeth to the Officers. As the power of seeing is not onely given in tuitu hominis, as the end of it, and the totum to whom it agreeth, but is in homine as the first subject from which it commeth to the eyes