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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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2 We distinguish between power and authority: there is a power, right, or privilege, as Joh. 1. 12. which is not authority properly so called; the first is in the whole Church, by which they have right to choose Officers, Acts 6. & 14. receiving members, &c. Authority (properly so called) we ascribe only to the Officers under Christ to rule and govern, whom the Church must obey. Now we grant that where authority is given, there power ⟨p. 130⟩to exercise it is given also, as Mat. 28. Joh. 20. &c. it is given to the Apostles and Ministers; and so where power is given to the Church, there power to exercise the same orderly is given also, as Mat. 18. 1 Cor. 5. 2 Cor. 2. 10.
2 We distinguish between power and authority: there is a power, right, or priviledge, as Joh. 1. 12. which is not authority properly so called; the first is in the whole Church, by which they have right to choose Officers, Acts 6. & 14. receiving members, &c. Authority (properly so called) we ascribe onely to the Officers under Christ to rule and govern, whom the Church must obey. Now we grant that where authority is given, there power ⟨p. 130⟩to exercise it is given also, as Mat. 28. Joh. 20. &c. it is given to the Apostles and Ministers; and so where power is given to the Church, there power to exercise the same orderly is given also, as