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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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But such a Catholic church political destroys policy: Ergo.
But such a Catholick church politicall destroys policy: Ergo.
Assump.Proved: because it swallows up the power not only of all Churches congregational, but all other forms of Churches, by taking the power of excommunication from them; for the power of excommunication is seated by Christ in that Church, from which there can be justly no appeal, for Matth. 18. the power of excommunication is seated in such a Church, as whatsoever it binds on earth, is bound in heaven by the highest Judge, in the highest Court; and from the sentence of this highest court and Judge, how can there be any appeal?
Assump.Proved: because it swallows up the power not onely of all Churches congregationall, but all other forms of Churches, by taking the power of excommunication from them; for the power of excommunication is seated by Christ in that Church, from which there can be justly no appeal, for Matth. 18. the power of excommunication is seated in such a Church, as whatsoever it binds on earth, is bound in heaven by the highest Judge, in the highest Court; and from the sentence of this highest court and Judge, how can there be any appeal?
But now supposing such a Catholic church having power of excommunication, and that as the highest Church, hence no inferior Church can bind on earth, so as that the same is bound in heaven, seeing appeals may be made from them to an higher power on earth.
But now supposing such a Catholick church having power of excommunication, and that as the highest Church, hence no inferior Church can binde on earth, so as that the same is bound in heaven, seeing appeales may be made from them to an higher power on earth.