A93091:491
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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Answ. We shall not contradict your wariness in this case, for we acknowledge a presence of God with his Ordinances administered by such as he appoints, though some corruptions be admixed, in the entrance and administrations; but we doubt not the presence and blessing of God is more or less according to the purity or corruptions of the administration and participation of his Ordinances: but what need there was, or use of this note we see ⟨p. 132⟩not, our words were sound, and safe enough, but it seems your tenderness of the standings of Ministers and Ordinances in England occasioned this wariness, and we deny not what you say, that Gods presence, and blessing upon his ordinances dispensed by us gave some approbation to our standing and to his Ordinances, the Lord mercifully passing over our many corruptions: but this will no way give allowance to the many gross corruptions, and defects which cleaved to our standings, and administrations, nor to the continuance of any in such corruptions after the discovery thereof.
Answ. Wee shall not contradict your warinesse in this case, for wee acknowledge a presence of God with his Ordinances administred by such as hee appoints, though some corruptions bee admixed, in the entrance and administrations; but wee doubt not the presence and blessing of God is more or lesse according to the purity or corruptions of the administration and participation of his Ordinances: but what need there was, or use of this note wee see ⟨p. 132⟩not, our words were sound, and safe enough, but it seemes your tendernesse of the standings of Ministers and Ordinances in England occasioned this warinesse, and wee deny not what you say, that Gods presence, and blessing upon his ordinances dispensed by us gave some approbation to our standing and to his Ordinances, the Lord mercifully passing over our many corruptions: but this will no way give allowance to the many grosse corruptions, and defects which cleaved to our standings, and administrations, nor to the continuance of any in such corruptions after the discovery thereof.