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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. It cannot have a Synod, which is one ordinance of God, therefore it is not a complete Church.
Object. 2. It cannot have a Synod, which is one ordinance of God, therefore it is not a compleat Church.
Answ. By this reason a Classical church is not complete, because it cannot have a National council; nor a National church, because it cannot have a general council; if it be said a classis have all ordinary means to a complete church, we say the like of a congregation.
Answ. By this reason a Classicall church is not compleat, because it cannot have a Nationall councell; nor a Nationall church, because it cannot have a generall councell; if it be said a classis have all ordinary meanes to a compleat church, we say the like of a congregation.
Object. 3. Though a Town or family being cast alone, may govern as a complete body; yet when it stands in a common-wealth, as in England, it may not be so independent, but submit to combinations: so here when a particular Congregation is alone, it may govern as complete; not so when amongst other Churches.
Object. 3. Though a Town or family being cast alone, may govern as a compleat body; yet when it stands in a common-wealth, as in England, it may not be so independent, but submit to combinations: so here when a particular Congregation is alone, it may govern as compleat; not so when amongst other Churches.