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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▪ Proposi. 4. That all those who desire seals are bound to join themselves in Church fellowship, that so they may call a Minister to dispense the seals unto them, will not follow from the former rightly understood: for ⟨p. 158⟩they must partake of the seals before they can join themselves together in Church estate.
Reply▪ Proposi. 4. That all those who desire seales are bound to joyne themselves in Church fellowship, that so they may call a Minister to dispense the seales unto them, will not follow from the former rightly understood: for ⟨p. 158⟩they must partake of the seales before they can joyne themselves together in Church estate.
Answ. To this objection was spoken before, only we marvel why you say they must first partake of Seals, when as Acts 2. they were baptized and added to the Church the same day: and 'tis granted the Apostles gathered Churches by baptism.
Answ. To this objection was spoken before, onely we marvell why you say they must first partake of Seales, when as Acts 2. they were baptized and added to the Church the same day: and 'tis granted the Apostles gathered Churches by baptisme.
Reply. Such as for lack of means and opportunity cannot join in such estate, er be dispersed by persecution or destitute of Pastors or Teachers, may for a time seek the seals in other societies.