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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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Reply. Seventhly, if to administer in a stinted Form be scandalous to such as separate, it is scandal taken, not given; and we should do it the rather, that they be not confirmed in their error, the truth be not prejudiced, needless scruples occasioned, &c.
Reply. Seventhly, if to administer in a stinted Form be scandalous to such as separate, it is scandall taken, not given; and we should do it the rather, that they be not confirmed in their error, the truth be not prejudiced, needless scruples occasioned, &c.
Answ. 1 This is from the question, for we dispute of your Liturgy, not of any Liturgy or stinted Form.
2 Take in the case in all its circumstances, (as before declared) and it will appear scandal may be given; at least we put the case of a scandal really given.
2 Take in the case in all its circumstances, (as before declared) and it will appear scandall may be given; at least we put the case of a scandall really given.
3 How far a man in some cases of clear and undoubted truths may do a thing, the rather for such reasons, though others take offence, we will not dispute: but if for meat (or by use of our liberty by eating of such meat, as another accounts unclean) we may destroy the work of God, and therefore must not eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor any thing whereby a brother stumble, &c.