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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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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.
Answ. We have before showed in the first consideration, that which warrants the dispensing of the Seals to confederating believers, as the way of the Gospel, and Rom. 16. 1. we have a plain example of orderly receiving the members of one Church to Communion in an other, being recommended thereunto by the Apostles, we have not the like for any not in Church order at all; and though there be a parity in respect of particular relation with that Pastor and flock, yet that is a disparity in regard of immediate right that the one have to the ordinances of Christ and privileges of a Church, which the other have not, being out of that order of Christ prescribed in the Gospel, in which order of a visible Church, visible ordinances are to be dispensed, as hath been proved before.
Answ. Wee have before shewed in the first consideration, that which warrants the dispensing of the Seales to confederating beleevers, as the way of the Gospel, and Rom. 16. 1. wee have a plaine example of orderly receiving the members of one Church to Communion in an other, being recommended thereunto by the Apostles, wee have not the like for any not in Church order at all; and though there be a parity in respect of particular relation with that Pastour and flock, yet that is a disparity in regard of immediate right that the one have to the ordinances of Christ and priviledges of a Church, which the other have not, being out of that order of Christ prescribed in the Gospel, in which order of a visible Church, visible ordinances are to be dispensed, as hath been proved before.