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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 Christ is the same in respect of all authority, power, gifts, administrations Civill, &c. to this Kingdom of Men, as he is to the Kingdom of his Church of all power spiritual: And although ⟨p. 84⟩the Church be a Body of nearer relation to Christ, then the Body of mankind; yet in regard of a common relation between a Head and Body there is a similitude, which is sufficient in this case.
And Christ is the same in respect of all authority, power, gifts, administrations Civill, &c. to this Kingdome of Men, as he is to the Kingdom of his Church of all power spiritual: And although ⟨p. 84⟩the Church be a Body of nearer relation to Christ, then the Body of mankinde; yet in regard of a common relation between a Head and Body there is a similitude, which is sufficient in this case.
There is one thing more we meet withal that here we shall remove, viz. when it is objected that the Catholic visible Church cannot be one, because it cannot convent together in one Society; it is answered usually, that such coming together in one society is not needful, because as a Kingdom may be one, though all parts of it never meet together, having the same King, Laws, &c. And as an Army may be one, having the same General, the same Laws of Discipline, the same cause, &c. though the several Brigades should never be drawn up into one body: So the Catholic Church having the same King, Laws, Cause, Enemies, is but one though it never meet.
There is one thing more we meet withall that here we shall remove, viz. when it is objected that the Catholick visible Church cannot be one, because it cannot convent together in one Society; it is answered usually, that such comming together in one society is not needfull, because as a Kingdom may be one, though all parts of it never meet together, having the same King, Laws, &c. And as an Army may be one, having the same Generall, the same Laws of Discipline, the same cause, &c. though the severall Brigades should never be drawn up into one body: So the Catholick Church having the same King, Laws, Cause, Enemies, is but one though it never meet.