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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 What if some Separatists admit private communion with such, yet they reject your Churches and Ministry as null, which we do not. And many of them have refused also such private communion.
1 What if some Separatists admit private communion with such, yet they reject your Churches and Ministery as null, which we doe not. And many of them have refused also such private communion.
2 We marvel how you could fall into such a mistake, as to suppose we only allow the truth of Sacraments for substance in other Churches, when we speak in the same sentence of receiving satisfaction by Letters, or otherwise concerning those we admit to the seals; which plainly show we speak of communion with such Churches.
2 We marvail how you could fall into such a mistake, as to suppose we onely allow the truth of Sacraments for substance in other Churches, when we speak in the same sentence of receiving satisfaction by Letters, or otherwise concerning those we admit to the seales; which plainly shew we speak of communion with such Churches.
3 Concerning fellowship with those Churches, we may admit members of them to the seals with us, when we cannot always join with them in their administrations, by reason of some sinful corruptions, wherein we must have actual fellowship with them; as your selves would not join, in case you must kneel at the Lords-supper.
3 Concerning fellowship with those Churches, we may admit members of them to the seales with us, when we cannot always joyn with them in their administrations, by reason of some sinfull corruptions, wherein we must have actuall fellowship with them; as your selves would not joyn, in case you must kneel at the Lords-supper.