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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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Answ. There is a third way which is passed over, that will ease the difficulty: viz. the Pastors might baptize them unto their own Congregations so long as the numbers did not exceed beyond edification, and then dividing their numbers, might make divers Churches of one, and they call Pastors over them, and so we see Act. 2. they added 3000. and after more, till they were scattered: and when peace was restored, Act. 9. the Churches were not only edified but multiplied, Verse 3. and so the consequence of your 9. Reply is also taken away.
Answ. There is a third way which is passed over, that will ease the difficulty: viz. the Pastours might baptize them unto their owne Congregations so long as the numbers did not exceed beyond edification, and then dividing their numbers, might make divers Churches of one, and they call Pastours over them, and so wee see Act. 2. they added 3000. and after more, till they were scattered: and when peace was restored, Act. 9. the Churches were not onely edified but multiplied, Verse 3. and so the consequence of your 9. Reply is also taken away.
Reply. There is no precept or example in Scripture warrants the admitting of set members of one Congregation to the Seals in another, more then the admitting of approved Christians that are not set members, The Pastor is no more the Pastor of the one then of the other, neither of them set members, and both of them may be members for the time being.
Reply. There is no precept or example in Scripture warrants the admitting of set members of one Congregation to the Seales in another, more then the admitting of approved Christians that are not set members, The Pastour is no more the Pastour of the one then of the other, neither of them set members, and both of them may bee members for the time being.