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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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Object. 2. When any scandalous person is delivered to Satan, he is cast out of the whole Catholic church, Ergo, he was a member of the whole Catholic Church, for be cannot be cast out who was never within.
Object. 2. When any scandalous person is delivered to Satan, he is cast out of the whole Catholick church, Ergo, he was a member of the whole Catholick Church, for be cannot be cast out who was never within.
Answ. 1 Some answer that he is cast out of all only consequenter, by reason of communion of Churches; neither do we see that this is taken away by saying, that, As when the left hand cutteth off a finger of the right hand, it is not the left hand only that cuts it off, but the whole man, deliberate reason and will consenting: For if this similitude would suit, then the whole Catholic church must be called to consult and consent antecedenter, before a particular Church can cut off any member, which ordinarily is impossible to be attained.
Answ. 1 Some answer that he is cast out of all onely consequenter, by reason of communion of Churches; neither doe we see that this is taken away by saying, that, As when the left hand cutteth off a finger of the right hand, it is not the left hand onely that cuts it off, but the whole man, deliberate reason and will consenting: For if this similitude would suit, then the whole Catholick church must be called to consult and consent antecedenter, before a particular Church can cut off any member, which ordinarily is impossible to be attain'd.
2 But further▪ according to our former principles laid down, we say he that is justly cast out of one Church, he is morally excommunicated out of all, but not politically and formally: For to excommunicate politically and formally, is by virtue of a superior authority next under Christ; so that what is bound by them, is bound in heaven. In which act the Minister doth not