A93091:461
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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2 This appeareth, Acts 6. 1, 5. where it is evident the election of Deacons was before, and by the multitude, verse 1. by the whole multitude, verse 5. and this was the last Church-meeting and Church-act we read of before their scattering; neither can it appear that the Jews and Grecians, whose Widows murmured were two distinct Congregations; but the contrary is evident, in that the Deacons were chosen all by the whole, and for the whole, not distinctly so many for this, and so many for that Church, as it was needful if they were two Churches. These proofs being so clear, the inconveniences objected are of no force, and sufficiently answered by many examples of as great Assemblies meeting ordinarily to edification; as beside the Auditory of Chrysostom, cited by others; the Assemblies of Stepney in London, Y•rmouth in Norfolk, and others in our experience. Beza, a man not loving to hyperbolize, saith, that being in Paris, there met at a Sermon *24000. And of a Synodal Assembly that they received the Lords-supper no less then 10000. Beza Epist. 65.
2 This appeareth, Acts 6. 1, 5. where it is evident the election of Deacons was before, and by the multitude, verse 1. by the whole multitude, verse 5. and this was the last Church-meeting and Church-act we read of before their scattering; neither can it appear that the Jews and Grecians, whose Widows murmured were two distinct Congregations; but the contrary is evident, in that the Deacons were chosen al by the whole, and for the whole, not distinctly so many for this, and so many for that Church, as it was needful if they were two Churches. These proofs being so clear, the inconveniences objected are of no force, and sufficiently answered by many examples of as great Assemblies meeting ordinarily to edification; as beside the Auditory of Chrysostome, cited by others; the Assemblies of Stepney in London, Y•rmouth in Norfolk, and others in our experience. Beza, a man not loving to hyperbolize, saith, that being in Paris, there met at a Sermon *24000. And of a Synodall Assembly that they received the Lords-supper no lesse then 10000. Beza Epist. 65.