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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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First, how many eminent Saints the Apostle salutes, (who no doubt •ad godly families) not so much as naming their households; much less giving them such a title, but only to these three named. Secondly, how distinct his salutations are, first the Governors, and then the Church in their house. Thirdly, that the Apostle doth not only send his salutations to the Church in the ⟨p. 118⟩house of Aquila and Priscilla, Rom. 16. 5. but also keeping the name of a Church, he sends salutations from that Church to the Church of Corinth, 1 Cor. 16. 19. All which do strongly argue there is more in it, then that they were godly families, and therefore may persuade us that there were indeed constituted Churches in those Families, though other Christians also might join with them.
First, how many eminent Saints the Apostle salutes, (who no doubt •ad godly families) not so much as naming their housholds; much lesse giving them such a title, but onely to these three named. Secondly, how distinct his salutations are, first the Governors, and then the Church in their house. Thirdly, that the Apostle doth not onely send his salutations to the Church in the ⟨p. 118⟩house of Aquila and Priscilla, Rom. 16. 5. but also keeping the name of a Church, he sends salutations from that Church to the Church of Corinth, 1 Cor. 16. 19. All which doe strongly argue there is more in it, then that they were godly families, and therefore may perswade us that there were indeed constituted Churches in those Families, though other Christians also might joyn with them.