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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. Secondly, As for the proposition it self, certain it is, Circumcision and the Passover were to be administered only to the visible members of the Church, i. e. to men in Covenant professing the true faith, but that in Abraham's time none were members of the visible Church, which joined not to Abraham's family, we have not learned.
Reply. Secondly, As for the proposition it selfe, certaine it is, Circumcision and the Passeover were to bee administred onely to the visible members of the Church, i. e. to men in Covenant professing the true faith, but that in Abrahams time none were members of the visible Church, which joyned not to Abrahams family, wee have not learned.
Answ. The proposition we see is granted, yet it is obscured divers ways, to which we answer: First, whereas it is said these members of the Church were men in Covenant, professing the true faith. True, but where? not in any place, but in the Church of Abraham's family, and so after in the Church of Israel. Secondly, what faith? not only faith in the Messiah for life, and salvation, but withal faith in the promises made to Abraham, and his seed with subjection to the visible worship of God in that Church, and to circumcision in particular. Thirdly, that there were no others of the visible Church besides Abraham's family, is not said, but being so it strengthens the argument, as was showed before.
Answ. The proposition wee see is granted, yet it is obscured divers wayes, to which wee answer: First, whereas it is said these members of the Church were men in Covenant, professing the true faith. True, but where? not in any place, but in the Church of Abrahams family, and so after in the Church of Israel. Secondly, what faith? not onely faith in the Messiah for life, and salvation, but withall faith in the promises made to Abraham, and his seed with subjection to the visible worship of God in that Church, and to circumcision in particular. Thirdly, that there were no others of the visible Church besides Abrahams family, is not said, but being so it strengthens the argument, as was shewed before.