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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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2 Not in respect of the whole Assembly, for then that assembly must consist of the messengers of all the particular Churches, and the decrees should have been directed to all the Churches; but neither of these can appear; For, first, we read of no other messengers but those from Antioch, and how to evince more then the Scriptures reveal, is hard. Secondly, if we look back and consider how far the Gospel was spread before this assembly, it will appear very strange and absurd to suppose such a thing; for Paul had been in Arabia before ever he came to Jerusalem, Gal. 1. 17. and when he and Barnabas were sent out from Antioch, Acts 13. they went to several Islands and Countries, as Cyprus, Paphos, Salamis, &c. besides what other places scattered Christians and Apostles had preached in: now there is no probability of messengers▪ sent from all these places.
2 Not in respect of the whole Assembly, for then that assembly must consist of the messengers of all the particular Churches, and the decrees should have been directed to all the Churches; but neither of these can appear; For, first, wee read of no other messengers but those from Antioch, and how to evince more then the Scriptures reveal, is hard. Secondly, if we look back and consider how far the Gospel was spread before this assembly, it will appear very strange and absurd to suppose such a thing; for Paul had been in Arabia before ever he came to Ierusalem, Gal. 1. 17. and when he and Barnabas were sent out from Antioch, Acts 13. they went to severall Islands and Countreys, as Cyprus, Paphos, Salamis, &c. besides what other places scattered Christians and Apostles had preached in: now there is no probability of messengers▪ sent from all these places.