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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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Secondly, Though the visible Kingdom of Christ was not yet to be erected in Christian Churches, till after Christs death and Resurrection, whereby he did put an end to the Jewish worship, and therefore no Christian Churches could be gathered by John, yet there was a middle state of a people prepared for the Lord, gathered out of the Jewish Church, which according to that state were made the Disciples of John, by solemn profession of their repentance or conversion to God, and acknowledgement of Christ the Lamb of God already come, to whom the seal of baptism was appropriated. As for the instances, Act. 2. 37. &c. and 8. 37. and 10. 47, 48. they are spoken to before in the first consideration.
Secondly, Though the visible Kingdome of Christ was not yet to bee erected in Christian Churches, till after Christs death and Resurrection, whereby hee did put an end to the Jewish worship, and therefore no Christian Churches could bee gathered by John, yet there was a middle state of a people prepared for the Lord, gathered out of the Jewish Church, which according to that state were made the Disciples of John, by solemne profession of their repentance or conversion to God, and acknowledgement of Christ the Lambe of God already come, to whom the seale of baptisme was appropriated. As for the instances, Act. 2. 37. &c. and 8. 37. and 10. 47, 48. they are spoken to before in the first consideration.
Reply. Secondly, Lot, Job, &c. were not bound to join to Abraham's family, and be circumcised, but now all visible believers are bound to seek baptism in an holy manner.
Reply. Secondly, Lot, Job, &c. were not bound to joyne to Abrahams family, and bee circumcised, but now all visible beleevers are bound to seeke baptisme in an holy manner.