A93091:547
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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First, because there is no parity between several families in the same Church, and several Churches in the New Testament, but rather several seats of communicants in the same Church answers, several families eating the passover in the Church of the Jews. Secondly, an Edomite circumcised though he were converted, and acknowledged the true God in his own country never so fully, yet might not eat the passover till he joined to the church of Israel as all other Proselytes did: & so is it here.
First, because there is no parity between severall families in the same Church, and severall Churches in the New Testament, but rather severall seats of communicants in the same Church answers, severall families eating the passeover in the Church of the Jewes. Secondly, an Edomite circumcised though he were converted, and acknowledged the true God in his owne country never so fully, yet might not eate the passeover till he joyned to the church of Israel as all other Proselytes did: & so is it here.
Reply. Thirdly, there is not the same reason of every Church privilege; one may have right to some who may not meddle with others, as members of one Church may join in hearing and prayer with another Church: but not meddle in election and ordination of their Teachers, and therefore the proposition is not so evident to be taken without proof, that they have no power to admit a believer into communion in any Church privilege, who have no power to excommunicate.
Reply. Thirdly, there is not the same reason of every Church priviledge; one may have right to some who may not meddle with others, as members of one Church may joyne in hearing and prayer with another Church: but not meddle in election and ordination of their Teachers, and therefore the proposition is not so evident to bee taken without proofe, that they have no power to admit a beleever into communion in any Church priviledge, who have no power to excommunicate.