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…

Name: A treatise of liturgies, power of the keys, and of matter of the visible…
Author: Thomas Shepard

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.

Thomas Shepard 1605–1649London: printed by E. Cotes for Andrew Crooke, 1652

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Chapter 5

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Secondly, if we compare Civill societies, as Families, Cities, Common-wealths with instituted Churches, it is as possible, and as well the duty of all Common-wealths in the world, by principles of humanity, and the Moral Law in all mens hearts, to maintain external union of leagues of friendship, and communion in all Offices of Civill society, as it is possible, and the duty of all Church societies, by the principles of Christianity, and rule of the Gospel to maintain external union of visible communion in the duties of Church society.

Secondly, if we compare Civill societies, as Families, Cities, Common-wealths with instituted Churches, it is as possible, and as well the duty of all Common-wealths in the world, by principles of humanity, and the Morall Law in all mens hearts, to maintain externall union of leagues of friendship, and communion in all Offices of Civill society, as it is possible, and the duty of all Church societies, by the principles of Christianity, and rule of the Gospel to maintain externall union of visible communion in the duties of Church society.

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Thirdly, (not to dispute here whether there be such an external union of visible communion amongst all the visible Churches, as parts of the Church Catholic) if the reason alleged be sufficient to prove the same, viz. because there is one head in the Church, who giveth influence to so many organs of head, feet, eyes, &c. in the Church.

Thirdly, (not to dispute here whether there be such an externall union of visible communion amongst all the visible Churches, as parts of the Church Catholick) if the reason alledged be sufficient to prove the same, viz. because there is one head in the Church, who giveth influence to so many organs of head, feet, eyes, &c. in the Church.

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Then still our parallel will hold; for as this Head is no other then Christ Jesus in his spiritual Kingdom, the Church giving that influence named; so the same Lord that is King and Head over all,

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