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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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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?
This day hath discovered what kinde of people are to bee found every where in the Parishes of England: Can light and darknesse, Christ and Belial agree together? Popish episcopall enemies and haters of all godlinesse and reformation, cleave together in one Church of Christ, with the Saints of God?
Yet neither our Doctrine nor practise do prescribe and limit the way of attaining this reformation, whereby any should justly from our example stand off from concurring in such a public work.
Yet neither our Doctrine nor practise do prescribe and limit the way of attaining this reformation, whereby any should justly from our example stand off from concurring in such a publique worke.