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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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3 In the conversion of Samaria, although so great a work is declared in so few words in one verse, Act. 8, 12. yet the text puts a manifest distinction of Philips doctrine between the things of the Kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ: which plainly enough showeth, that they taught the observing of the order of the Kingdom of Christ, as well as the Doctrine of the name of Christ, the object of saving faith. And this they received by faith, and professed before they were baptized.
3 In the conversion of Samaria, although so great a work is declared in so few words in one verse, Act. 8, 12. yet the text puts a manifest distinction of Philips doctrine between the things of the Kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ: which plainly enough sheweth, that they taught the observing of the order of the Kingdom of Christ, as well as the Doctrine of the name of Christ, the object of saving faith. And this they received by faith, and professed before they were baptized.
Now the first and most famous examples of the Apostles persuading that so they practised, why should we doubt of their like practice in other examples when nothing, is said that contradicteth ⟨p. 117⟩the same? as Acts 10. in the baptizing of Cornelius his house, where so many were met, and the Holy Ghost fell on all; why should we think the Apostle Peter baptized them, and left them out of the order of Christ, wherein they should worship him, and be edified in the faith? If we doubt of it, because the Scripture is silent therein, we may as well question whether those believers, Acts 4. 4. & 9. 35. & vers. 42. whether any of these confessed their faith, or were baptized, for nothing is said thereof: So likewise