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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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Secondly, on the other hand, when some shall gather out of many Congregations the most godly and able Christians into severed Churches, we must acknowledge it may occasion grief to the Ministers of such Congregations. But is there no middle way wherein according to God these two might meet? we suppose there is. If the Lord would vouchsafe to help his people in these few things.
Secondly, on the other hand, when some shall gather out of many Congregations the most godly and able Christians into severed Churches, wee must acknowledge it may occasion grief to the Ministers of such Congregations. But is there no middle way wherein according to God these two might meet? wee suppose there is. If the Lord would vouchsafe to help his people in these few things.
1 Is it not possible to obtain of that ever Renowned Parliament, not only such liberty for godly Pastors, and their Churches to debar from the Lords Table such as are not qualified according to the former description of the Reverend Assembly; but also all favour and furtherance from Authority to purge out of the Church all such according to rule, that live impenitently in any known sin and scandalous evil? we cannot doubt but that if brethren would agree with one heart to petition the same, such as have done so worthily many things for purging the House of God, would also promote this needful point of Reformation.
1 Is it not possible to obtaine of that ever Renowned Parliament, not onely such liberty for godly Pastors, and their Churches to debarre from the Lords Table such as are not qualified according to the former description of the Reverend Assembly; but also all favour and furtherance from Authority to purge out of the Church all such according to rule, that live impenitently in any known sinne and scandalous evill? we cannot doubt but that if brethren would agree with one heart to petition the same, such as have done so worthily many things for purging the House of God, would also promote this needfull point of Reformation.