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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. Thirdly, By a lively faith a man hath internal Communion with Christ, by profession of the entire faith joined with conformity of life in righteousness, ⟨p. 163⟩holiness and fellowship of love, he is a member of the visible Congregation or flock of Christ, though no set member of a free Independent society: and baptism is a seal of our admission into the flock of Christ; not ever more, but by accident, of our receiving into a particular Congregation.
Reply. Thirdly, By a lively faith a man hath internal Communion with Christ, by profession of the intire faith joyned with conformity of life in righteousnes, ⟨p. 163⟩holinesse and fellowship of love, hee is a member of the visible Congregation or flock of Christ, though no set member of a free Independent society: and baptisme is a seale of our admission into the flocke of Christ; not ever more, but by accident, of our receiving into a particular Congregation.
Answ. This reason stands upon such a sense of the Catholic Church as cannot be found: and it was before confessed that the Catholic Church consisteth of all true particular Churches, as the parts of it. And therefore how can a man be visibly a member of the whole, and belong to no part thereof?
Answ. This reason stands upon such a sense of the Catholik Church as cannot be found: and it was before confessed that the Catholick Church consisteth of all true particular Churches, as the parts of it. And therefore how can a man be visibly a member of the whole, and belong to no part thereof?