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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. You profess high respect to your brethren in Old England, but it seems you judge them insufficient to give you orderly testimony of the sincerity of approved Christians well known and living amongst them, which two cannot well agree.
Reply. You professe high respect to your brethren in Old England, but it seemes you judge them insufficient to give you orderly testimony of the sincerity of approved Christians well known and living amongst them, which two cannot well agree.
Answ. This Position holds forth no such judgement of the insufficiency of our Brethren in the case, neither have we showed it by rejecting such orderly testimony that we know.
Answ. This Position holds forth no such judgement of the insufficiency of our Brethren in the case, neither have we shewed it by rejecting such orderly testimony that we know.
Reply. We speak not of such, who against light refuse to profess subjection to the Gospel of Christ, or to join to some approved Church, &c.
Reply. Wee speake not of such, who against light refuse to professe subjection to the Gospell of Christ, or to joyne to some approved Church, &c.