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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 therefore if all Churches make one Political Body, for Political communion, it must be such an union as will reach that end, which cannot be imagined in such a Catholic totum politicum as the Catholic Church. 'Tis true, distinct Churches (as distinct Kingdoms) may have communion in some political privileges answerable to their union, consisting in a fraternal ⟨p. 85⟩relation one unto another, yet not make up one Body Political; of which we speak.
And therefore if all Churches make one Politicall Body, for Politicall communion, it must be such an union as will reach that end, which cannot be imagined in such a Catholick totum politicum as the Catholick Church. 'Tis true, distinct Churches (as distinct Kingdoms) may have communion in some politicall priviledges answerable to their union, consisting in a fraternall ⟨p. 85⟩relation one unto another, yet not make up one Body Politicall; of which we speak.
Secondly, to the similitudes brought, we answer, This whole Kingdom or Army is properly and clearly one Political Body under one Political head the King or General, as stands by Covenant as members of that one Policy; and those who have right to choose their King or General, may and do some time or other convene. Let the like be showed in the Catholic Church, that all Political Churches are moulded up into one Political Body, either de jure, or de facto, or that it is possible (as the case stands) so to be, and then the similitudes would be of some use.
Secondly, to the similitudes brought, we answer, This whole Kingdom or Army is properly and clearly one Politicall Body under one Politicall head the King or General, as stands by Covenant as members of that one Policy; and those who have right to choose their King or Generall, may and doe some time or other convene. Let the like be shewed in the Catholick Church, that all Politicall Churches are moulded up into one Politicall Body, either de jure, or de facto, or that it is possible (as the case stands) so to be, and then the similitudes would be of some use.