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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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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.
Thirdly, in a Kingdom or Army, suppose they never meet, yet there is such political union as fully reaches the political communion for which end it was combined, viz. that they should enjoy peace and justice in and by a just Government, or by the protection of the Army. But if such a political Body were combined to have such communion as a Church-communion is, then it would require convening together, as elsewhere we shall more fully manifest: For our parts, we do not see that Christ hath ordained the whole Catholic church as One, to have political communion together, which is impossible.
Thirdly, in a Kingdom or Army, suppose they never meet, yet there is such politicall union as fully reaches the politicall communion for which end it was combined, viz. that they should enjoy peace and justice in and by a just Government, or by the protection of the Army. But if such a politicall Body were combined to have such communion as a Church-communion is, then it would require conventing together, as elswhere we shall more fully manifest: For our parts, we do not see that Christ hath ordained the whole Catholick church as One, to have politicall communion together, which is impossible.