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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. Fourthly, Church order is necessary we deny not, but that a man should be a constant set member of a particular society by Covenant to make him a member of the visible Church, or to give him title or interest to the public order, this is not taught of God.
Reply. Fourthly, Church order is necessary wee deny not, but that a man should bee a constant set member of a particular society by Covenant to make him a member of the visible Church, or to give him title or interest to the publike order, this is not taught of God.
This is but a bare denial of the position it self, but what is meant by public order we know not: or where the order of Christ (which is granted to be necessary) can be found but in particular Churches, we are yet to learn, neither is it any where taught in this Reply, and we would gladly learn how that Church should orderly deal with such a man in case of offence that is of no particular Church.
This is but a bare denyall of the position it selfe, but what is meant by publike order wee know not: or where the order of Christ (which is granted to bee necessary) can bee found but in particular Churches, wee are yet to learne, neither is it any where taught in this Reply, and wee would gladly learne how that Church should orderly deale with such a man in case of offence that is of no particular Church.
Reply. Fifthly, Paul divides all men into two ranks, the first and greater without, the last and lesser within, but that believers, &c. and their children should be reckoned without, we read not in any Scripture, but in Scripture phrase heretics themselves are within. 1 John 2 19.