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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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It would be over tedious to follow this parallel so far as we might, these may be sufficient instances to guide the Reader to apply whatever else is, or can be said in this kind from the common nature and logical notions under which the Catholic Church visible may be considered: What is said that may more properly concern the case under the notion of an instituted Society, we shall consider in due place.
It would be over tedious to follow this parallel so farre as wee might, these may be sufficient instances to guide the Reader to apply whatever else is, or can be said in this kinde from the common nature and logicall notions under which the Catholick Church visible may be considered: What is said that may more properly concern the case under the notion of an instituted Society, we shall consider in due place.
Now from that which hath been said, the Conclusion, as we conceive, doth easily and naturally follow, That as notwithstanding all that is said, there is no Catholic visible Body of mankind, to which, or to the Officers whereof is given the power and privileges of Civill government to rule this Catholic Body, either as one totum politicum; or the parts of it, Families, Cities, Kingdoms in communi, by subordination of all Societies with reference to the whole; or so as every King, Major, &c. should be an Officer of the whole. So these, and like consequences will not follow in respect of the guides, government, privileges, &c. of the Catholic Church, notwithstanding all that is said from these considerations of unity, visibility, priority of nature, &c.
Now from that which hath been said, the Conclusion, as we conceive, doth easily and naturally follow, That as notwithstanding all that is said, there is no Catholick visible Body of mankinde, to which, or to the Officers wherof is given the power and priviledges of Civill government to rule this Catholick Body, either as one totum politicum; or the parts of it, Families, Cities, Kingdoms in communi, by subordination of all Societies with reference to the whole; or so as every King, Major, &c. should be an Officer of the whole. So these, and like consequences will not follow in respect of the guides, government, priviledges, &c. of the Catholick Church, notwithstanding all that is said from these considerations of unity, visibility, priority of nature, &c.