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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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2. Seeing the main hinge of this question turns upon this point, to what Church the administration and participation of the seals belong, we shall a little further open our selves in this point. And because we affect and study peace with truth; we shall freely acknowledge,
2. Seeing the main hinge of this question turns upon this point, to what Church the administration and participation of the seals belong, wee shall a little further open our selves in this point. And because we affect and study peace with truth; we shall freely acknowledge,
First, that as there is an invisible Church and Body of Christ, consisting of all the elect, effectually called throughout the world in all ages of it, the whole family in heaven and earth: so unto Jesus Christ, all the visible believers and Churches of the world, are as one body to him, he governing, protecting, instructing all as his visible body.
First, that as there is an invisible Church and Body of Christ, consisting of all the elect, effectually called throughout the world in all ages of it, the whole family in heaven and earth: so unto Jesus Christ, all the visible beleevers and Churches of the world, are as one body to him, he governing, protecting, instructing all as his visible body.
Secondly, we acknowledge a visible communion of all the true Churches of the Lord Jesus, in all offices of brotherly love, and in the holy things of Christ, so far as may appear, the Lord have ordained and commanded, and by his Providence called them to exercise one with another.