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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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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.
And we doubt not but this was in the hearts of many, (if not most) of Gods servants, to desire a separation of the precious from the vile, in the dispensing of Gods ordinances; and if the charity of some be of larger extent herein then others, this hinders not agreement in the main.
And wee doubt not but this was in the hearts of many, (if not most) of Gods servants, to desire a separation of the precious from the vile, in the dispensing of Gods ordinances; and if the charity of some be of larger extent herein then others, this hinders not agreement in the maine.
This day hath discovered what kind of people are to be found every where in the Parishes of England: Can light and darkness, Christ and Belial agree together? Popish episcopal enemies and haters of all godliness and reformation, cleave together in one Church of Christ, with the Saints of God?