A93091:195
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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Fourthly, many godly men (it is well known) have been (of late times especially) offended at many good Ministers silence in these things, that they would no more plainly and boldly discover the corruptions in that book, and at their compliance with the same.
Fourthly, many godly men (it is well knowne) have been (of late times especially) offended at many good Ministers silence in these things, that they would no more plainely and boldly discover the corruptions in that booke, and at their compliance with the same.
Fifthly, these are times of more light, whereby the Lord is consuming Antichrist, with the breath of his mouth. And therefore we have cause the more to fear how we meddle with any thing of his.
Fiftly, these are times of more light, whereby the Lord is consuming Antichrist, with the breath of his mouth. And therefore we have cause the more to feare how we meddle with any thing of his.
Sixthly, consider the season when this answer was sent, was it not at a time, when superstitious opinions of the whole book and the ceremonies thereof, were grown to a great height in the minds and hearts of very many? when divers superstitious Popish worships, as bowing at the name of Jesus, reading at the Table set Altar-wise, &c. were added to the heap of former corruptions? when the tyranny of the Prelates raged in the pressing of the book, and their other humane inventions? when many Ministers and people (well thought of by the best) were carried away shamefully with these things? when many weak Christians were staggering and wavering and looking at the judgement and practise of their guides, ready to stand or fall with them?
Sixtly, consider the season when this answer was sent, was it not at a time, when superstitious opinions of the whole booke and the ceremonies thereof, were growne to a great height in the mindes and hearts of very many? when divers superstitious Popish worships, as bowing at the name of Jesus, reading at the Table set Altar-wise, &c. were added to the heape of former corruptions? when the tyranny of the Prelates raged in the pressing of the booke, and their other humane inventions? when many Ministers and people (well thought of by the best) were carried away shamefully with these things? when many weake Christians were staggering and wavering and looking at the judgement and practise of their guides, ready to stand or fall with them?