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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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Ans. We say, these were but for a time in the first beginning for the setting up of the fir•• order in all the Churches; who being dead, there is none to succeed them in that respect of Catholic power.
Ans. We say, these were but for a time in the first beginning for the setting up of the fir•• order in all the Churches; who being dead, there is none to succeed them in that respect of Catholick power.
Secondly, we say likewise, at the first for a time Adam, and after Noah, had a general power over mankind, though after them none had the like, as it is here. And therefore the comparison still runs clear.
Secondly, we say likewise, at the first for a time Adam, and after Noah, had a generall power over mankinde, though after them none had the like, as it is here. And therefore the comparison stil runs clear.
2 Object. If any object, as some do, in answer to an argument somewhat like this, that this similitude holds not, because there is not that external union of visible communion in the Common-wealths of the world, as in the Church; if one say, God hath placed Kings, Dukes in the Commonwealths, ⟨p. 83⟩as in one organical Body who have one head, who giveth influence to so many organs of head, feet, &c. as the Apostle speaketh of the Body the Church, 1 Cor. 12. then indeed all the Common-wealths of the world would make but one body.