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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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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.
And therefore we see no need of such a Political combination, but as he hath ordained a Brotherly communion of counsel and helpfulness one to another, as need requires; so a spiritual relation and brotherly consociation of Churches together is union sufficient for such a communion.
And therefore we see no need of such a Politicall combination, but as he hath ordained a Brotherly communion of counsell and helpfulnesse one to another, as need requires; so a spirituall relation and brotherly consociation of Churches together is union sufficient for such a communion.
And thus far we have endeavoured to take away all those arguments which are built upon the general considerations of the unity, visibility and priority of the Catholic church, which we leave to the consideration and examination of the judicious.