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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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Lastly, if it be no sin, (as is said) but a cross, that the Catholic Church cannot meet to put forth its supposed intrinsical power, then let the particular Churches enjoy that power till the Catholic Church can meet. 2 It seems to us very strange that the Lord Jesus should institute such a supreme power in a Catholic Body, which (as is said) de jure, should be till the coming of Christ, and yet should be interrupted by the sin of man so many ages, and which (for ought appears) never orderly met to this day.
Lastly, if it be no sin, (as is said) but a crosse, that the Catholick Church cannot meet to put forth its supposed intrinsecall power, then let the particular Churches enjoy that power till the Catholick Church can meet. 2 It seems to us very strange that the Lord Jesus should institute such a supreme power in a Catholick Body, which (as is said) de jure, should be till the comming of Christ, and yet should be interrupted by the sin of man so many ages, and which (for ought appeares) never orderly met to this day.
Object. 3. If all Pastors be Pastors of the Catholic Church, then there is such a Catholic Church; but all Pastors are Pastors of the Catholic Church: Ergo.
Object. 3. If all Pastors be Pastors of the Catholick Church, then there is such a Catholick Church; but all Pastors are Pastors of the Catholick Church: Ergo.
Answ. If it be meant thus, that they are Pastors of some particular part of the Church, and in that respect in the whole, and for the good of the whole, the good of every part redounding to the good of the whole; yea, if some Pastoral care also be intended towards other Churches, and to fetch in such as are yet not of the Church; we grant all this according to the meaning of that place,