A93091:154
A treatise of liturgies, power of the keys, and of matter of the visible…A treatise of liturgies, power of the keyes, and of matter of the visible…
A treatise of liturgies, power of the keys, and of matter of the visible church. In answer to the reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Ball. By Thomas Shepherd, sometimes fellow of Emanuel-College in Cambridge, and late pastor of Cambridge in New-England.A treatise of liturgies, power of the keyes, and of matter of the visible church. In answer to the reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Ball. By Thomas Shephard, sometimes fellow of Emanuel-Colledge in Cambridge, and late pastour of Cambridge in New-England.
London: printed by E. Cotes for Andrew Crooke, 1652
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We deny that we teach or hold such separation, because read by an ungodly Minister, as is sufficiently showed before; but what ⟨p. 52⟩we speak is against conformity to and communion with the corruptions of the Liturgy especially used by an unable as well as ungodly Minister, and therefore the arguments mentioned will hold against our proposition, just as the accusations and imputations of Donatism, Puritanism, Anabaptism, which the Prelates cast upon all Non-conformists and men studious of reformation, will hold and fasten upon them, which is nothing at all.
Wee deny that wee teach or hold such separation, because read by an ungodly Minister, as is sufficiently shewed before; but what ⟨p. 52⟩we speak is against conformitie to and communion with the corruptions of the Liturgie especially used by an unable as well as ungodly Minister, and therefore the arguments mentioned will hold against our proposition, just as the accusations and imputations of Donatisme, Puritanisme, Anabaptisme, which the Prelates cast upon all Non-conformists and men studious of reformation, will hold and fasten upon them, which is nothing at all.
Reply. The second Proposition, where the whole Liturgy is used though by an able and godly Minister, it is not lawful to join in prayer in that case; We cannot be of your judgement herein, for in the times of the Prophets, and our Saviour Christ as great abuses no question were found, &c. but they never taught people to separate from the holy things of God.
Reply. The second Proposition, where the whole Liturgie is used though by an able and godly Minister, it is not lawfull to joyne in prayer in that case; Wee cannot bee of your judgement herein, for in the times of the Prophets, and our Saviour Christ as great abuses no question were found, &c. but they never taught people to separate from the holy things of God.