A93091:571
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, for that objection that such put themselves under the ordinances of Christ for the time; if with profession of faith and subjection to the government of Christ, they desire seals, it is something; but that the very desiring of seals doth include such a subjection in it self, being but for this or that act of administration, we cannot understand: but let this be really made good, that desiring seals it being a way, that subjects themselves to the Church as members, and the case will be issued, being understood of such approved Christians as the position speaks of.
Secondly, for that objection that such put themselves under the ordinances of Christ for the time; if with profession of faith and subjection to the government of Christ, they desire seales, it is something; but that the very desiring of seales doth include such a subjection in it selfe, being but for this or that act of administration, wee cannot understand: but let this bee really made good, that desiring seales it being a way, that subjects themselves to the Church as members, and the case will bee issued, being understood of such approved Christians as the position speakes of.
Lastly, to proceed against such as are not members, or of another Church, as with an offending member of our own, is not much unlike the proceedings of Victor in his contentious time or may sow the seeds of such usurpations, which we leave to the godly wise to consider of.
Lastly, to proceed against such as are not members, or of another Church, as with an offending member of our owne, is not much unlike the proceedings of Victor in his contentious time or may sow the seeds of such usurpations, which wee leave to the godly wise to consider of.
Reply. Tenthly, If upon good reason a passage of Scripture can be cleared to prove that for which it was never alleged by any writer, we are not to except against it for want of mans testimony, only in such cases our reasons must be convincing, but for the exposition of this Text we have not observed one substantial ground or approved author to be alleged. Dr. Ames showing the necessity of Christians joining themselves to some peculiar Church giveth this reason; Quoniam alias fieri non potest quin conturbentur signa illa quibus fideles ab infidelibus discerni possunt,