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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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Answ. The Lord hath lessoned us to tolerate and bear with many humane frailties not only in one another, but also in our dear brethren abroad; but to join with the best of men in conformity to known and gross corruptions in worshipping God, or to stoop so low, to the insolent tyranny of usurping Prelates, as to bear on our backs their whole Liturgy, and the corruptions thereof, we confess we have not yet learned, and now we hope never to go to that school again to learn the same.
Answ. The Lord hath lessoned us to tolerate and beare with many humane frailties not onely in one another, but also in our deare brethren abroad; but to joyne with the best of men in conformitie to knowne and grosse corruptions in worshipping God, or to stoop so low, to the insolent tyranny of usurping Prelates, as to beare on our backs their whole Liturgie, and the corruptions thereof, wee confesse wee have not yet learned, and now wee hope never to goe to that schoole againe to learne the same.
Reply. And why such corruptions should not be ascribed to humane frailty, we see not. For if a godly Minister make use of a book, in things which he judges lawful for matter and manner, the corruption of him that useth it, according to his judgement, from what cause can it spring but humane ignorance and frailty?
Reply. And why such corruptions should not bee ascribed to humane frailtie, we see not. For if a godly Minister make use of a booke, in things which hee judges lawfull for matter and manner, the corruption of him that useth it, according to his judgement, from what cause can it spring but humane ignorance and frailtie?
Answ. First, the learned replier is very apt to forget the terms of the Proposition, which is of the whole Liturgy, not of some things in it, that he may judge lawful, to judge the whole lawful, we think none of those who sent the questions do.