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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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1 We cannot conceive how you should imagine the practise of a godly Minister in reading some few select prayers to be scandalous, or offensive in the Congregations, when the people generally in their assemblies and in the whole land were persuaded of the lawfulness of that course, till now of late times some have been drawn away to separate; who yet by warrant of Scripture produce nothing of weight, to countenance that practise.
1 Wee cannot conceive how you should imagine the practise of a godly Minister in reading some few select prayers to bee scandalous, or offensive in the Congregations, when the people generally in their assemblies and in the whole land were perswaded of the lawfulnesse of that course, till now of late times some have beene drawne away to separate; who yet by warrant of Scripture produce nothing of weight, to countenance that practise.
Answ. Concerning this Proposition, we do ingenuously confess, that it may seem over rigid and tending to separation, and therefore we will not wholly justify the same: yet diverse things there be, which may much mitigate the seeming rigidness of it.
Answ. Concerning this Proposition, wee doe ingenuously confesse, that it may seeme over rigid and tending to separation, and therefore we will not wholly justifie the same: yet diverse things there bee, which may much mitigate the seeming rigidnesse of it.
1 In the words of the answer, where we do not determine any thing positively, we do not impute sin to any in such a case, we say only that we are not without fear, lest it may be found unlawful, where any scandal, unlawful honour, or sinful limiting be found in the Ministers: and if our fears be needless, we hope, such as know how jealous the Lord is in matters of his worship will easily forgive us.