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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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Other arguments might be added, but seeing this controversy, as we hope, will be more fully and purposely disputed by a far better hand, therefore we shall fall to the consideration of such Scriptures, and some few general Arguments which we meet withal in Mr. Ball briefly propounded, and in divers other Authors more largely insisted upon; which if the Lord be pleased to help us to vindicate and clear up, we think other reasons and Scriptures of less force will fall of themselves.
Other arguments might be added, but seeing this controversie, as we hope, will be more fully and purposely disputed by a farre better hand, therefore we shall fall to the consideration of such Scriptures, and some few generall Arguments which we meet withall in Mr. Ball briefly propounded, and in divers other Authors more largely insisted upon; which if the Lord be pleased to helpe us to vindicate and clear up, we think other reasons and Scriptures of lesse force will fall of themselves.
And first we find, Cant. 6. 4. &c. to prove the whole Catholic church visible to be one Ministerial Body, because it is called One, compared to an Army terrible with Banners, in respect of the order of Discipline, and described as being an organical Body having eyes, hair, teeth, &c.
And first we finde, Cant. 6. 4. &c. to prove the whole Catholick church visible to be one Ministeriall Body, because it is called One, compared to an Army terrible with Banners, in respect of the order of Discipline, and described as being an organicall Body having eyes, hair, teeth, &c.
Answ. 1 Theologia Symbolica non est argumentativa, except it can be made clear that the parable is applied according to the true scope of it, and no further, which here is very hard to evince: we know the whole Book of the Canticles is variously applied by good Interpreters, Brightman (none of the meanest in this kind of