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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.
To go no further then the text you quote,1 Because thou hast despised knowledge, I will also reject thee, &c. Properly the text is spoken of the ten tribes called Israel, and the Priests among them who worshipped the Calves which Jeroboam had set up, whom the Lord threateneth to reject, because they had ⟨p. 11⟩rejected knowledge being either wilfully ignorant, or withholding the truth in unrighteousness. Whether they were for the present absolutely rejected, or the Lord threatens only to reject them we will not dispute.
To goe no further then the text you quote,1 Because thou hast despised knowledge, I will also reject thee, &c. Properly the text is spoken of the ten tribes called Israel, and the Priests among them who worshipped the Calves which Ieroboam had set up, whom the Lord threatneth to reject, because they had ⟨p. 11⟩rejected knowledge being either wilfully ignorant, or withholding the truth in unrighteousnesse. Whether they were for the present absolutely rejected, or the Lord threatens only to reject them we will not dispute.
- 1H•s. 4 6, 7.
This may suffice that it is not to be found either in this or any other Text of Scripture, that the people joining in the true Worship of God, with unworthy Ministers, do countenance them in their place thereby. On the contrary, if you will extend this Text to all unworthy Ministers of what sort soever, whom the word of truth doth condemn as not approved Ministers of God, the Scripture teacheth evidently not only that the people by joining do not countenance them in their place and office, but that they must and ought to join with them in the worship of God,