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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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Propos. 6.Hence it follows that the true state of this great dispute about a Catholic Church (so far as tends to clear up to what Church the actual administration of Church-government, and all instituted Worship belongs) doth not lye in the consideration of the common nature, essence, unity, visibility, or any other notions under which it may fall; but the true state lies here concerning the nature, order, form of such visible Societies, as Christ Jesus by Divine institution in the Gospel hath reduced his visible members unto, for the actual and immediate enjoyment of all his instituted ordinances.
Propos. 6.Hence it follows that the true state of this great dispute about a Catholick Church (so far as tends to clear up to what Church the actuall administration of Church-government, and all instituted Worship belongs) doth not lye in the consideration of the common nature, essence, unity, visibility, or any other notions under which it may fall; but the true state lyes here concerning the nature, order, form of such visible Societies, as Christ Jesus by Divine institution in the Gospel hath reduced his visible members unto, for the actuall and immediate enjoyment of all his instituted ordinances.
And therefore (with due respect to the Godly-learned be it spoken) we conceive many large disputes in this question fall short of the issue that is desired and intended; for what if it be granted: 1 That there is a Catholic visible Church, which in some respects of reason (as Mr. Ball saith) is one that having parts visibiles, is a totum visibile.
And therefore (with due respect to the Godly-learned be it spoken) we conceive many large disputes in this question fall short of the issue that is desired and intended; for what if it be granted: 1 That there is a Catholick visible Church, which in some respects of reason (as Mr. Ball saith) is one that having partes visibiles, is a totum visibile.