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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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These things which might be more fully explained and confirmed, we have only briefly set down both to wash off the blot of popular Government from the ways of Christ, as if all authority were taken from the Ministers, or nothing left them but to dispense the seals, and in all other things to sit merely as a moderator in the Churches of Christ, which we utterly disclaim.
These things which might bee more fully explained and confirmed, wee have onely briefly set downe both to wash off the blot of popular Government from the wayes of Christ, as if all authority were taken from the Ministers, or nothing left them but to dispense the seales, and in all other things to sit meerely as a moderator in the Churches of Christ, which wee utterly disclaime.
And also to make way for our more clear answer to what is objected here in the Reply: We grant therefore the first argument and the conclusion thereof thus far, that the official power of the Keys was not given to the whole multitude, but only there is given to them a power to choose Officers, which Officers should execute the same.
And also to make way for our more cleare answer to what is objected here in the Reply: Wee grant therefore the first argument and the conclusion thereof thus farre, that the officiall power of the Keys was not given to the whole multitude, but onely there is given to them a power to choose Officers, which Officers should execute the same.
Reply. 2 If Christ gave this power to the community, was it from the beginning of the Church, or took it effect after the Church was planted? Not the first, for then the Apostles themselves should derive their power from the community, which they did not.