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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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We conceive two things specially in our Doctrine and practise, that may seem to be stumbling blocks in the way of this public Reformation, which we shall here remove.
We conceive two things specially in our Doctrine and practise, that may seem to bee stumbling blocks in the way of this publique Reformation, which we shall here remove.
The first is our practise wherein we seem so much to differ from the reformed Churches, in receiving to our Churches only visible Saints and believers.
The first is our practise wherein wee seem so much to differ from the reformed Churches, in receiving to our Churches onely visible Saints and beleevers.
This we do freely confess that our practise and judgement ⟨p. 10⟩do evidence this to all, that we think reformation of the Church doth not only consist in purging out corrupt Worship, and setting up the true; but also in purging the Churches from such profaneness and sinfulness as is scandalous to the Gospel, and makes the Lord weary of his own Ordinances, Isaiah 1.
This we doe freely confesse that our practise and judgement ⟨p. 10⟩doe evidence this to all, that we thinke reformation of the Church doth not onely consist in purging out corrupt Worship, and setting up the true; but also in purging the Churches from such profanenesse and sinfulnesse as is scandalous to the Gospel, and makes the Lord weary of his owne Ordinances, Esay 1.