A93091:207
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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Secondly, that it was taken out of the Mass book, was proved by the confession of King Edward; and other evidences are many; but you say, not in such sense as we object. But rather, • contra Mass, &c. added to it, &c. But where to find such a legacy bequeathed to the Church in the Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ, we could never yet see: So that we rather fear all those forms of prayer, of marriage, burials, visitations of the sick, confirmation, &c. are rather the copper counterfeit coin, of a well grown Antichrist, whereby he cozened the Churches, when he stole away the golden Legacy of Christ, rather then any part of the true Churches Legacy: and therefore it had been more happy for the Churches that they had never challenged the same, but let the thieves prescription to have been a good plea to hold them still: this further we add, when we say it was taken out of the Mass-book, we understand Mass-book in a large sense, (as it is commonly taken) for to speak narrowly it was collected out of three Popish books, the first part of public Prayers, exbreviario; the second part, viz. the order of administering Sacraments, Matrimony, visiting the sick and burials, è Rituali; 3. the order of consecration in the Supper, the Epistles and Gospels, and Collects, è Missali, as the form of consecration of Bishops and Priests was taken è Pontificali, as the Author of Altar Damase. shows, pag. 612.
Secondly, that it was taken out of the Masse booke, was proved by the confession of King Edward; and other evidences are many; but you say, not in such sense as wee object. But rather, • contra Masse, &c. added to it, &c. But where to finde such a legacy bequeathed to the Church in the Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ, wee could never yet see: So that wee rather feare all those formes of prayer, of marriage, burialls, visitations of the sick, confirmation, &c. are rather the copper counterfeit coyne, of a well growne Antichrist, whereby he cousened the Churches, when hee stole away the golden Legacy of Christ, rather then any part of the true Churches Legacy: and therefore it had been more happy for the Churches that they had never challenged the same, but let the theefes prescription to have been a good plea to hold them still: this further we adde, when we say it was taken out of the Masse-booke, wee understand Masse-booke in a large sense, (as it is commonly taken) for to speake narrowly it was collected out of three Popish bookes, the first part of publique Prayers, exbreviario; the second part, viz. the order of administring Sacraments, Matrimony, visiting the sick and burialls, è Rituali; 3. the order of consecration in the Supper, the Epistles and Gospels, and Collects, è Missali, as the forme of consecration of Bishops and Priests was taken è Pontificali, as the Author of Altare Damase. shews, pag. 612.