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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. First, you exclude all such as be not set members from the seals, and yet hinder them from entrance into the Church society, because they cannot promise continuance in the place they are resident in for the present; here we, desire to be satisfied by the word of God by what you require it, &c.
Reply. First, you exclude all such as bee not set members from the seales, and yet hinder them from entrance into the Church society, because they cannot promise continuance in the place they are resident in for the present; here we, desire to bee satisfied by the word of God by what you require it, &c.
Answ. First, We deny not but divers may and do forbear to join because of their unsettledness in the place of their present abode.
Answ. First, We deny not but divers may and doe forbeare to joyne because of their unsettlednesse in the place of their present abode.
Secondly, It may be in some cases, some may be advised by the counsel of their private friends in a Church to forbear till they be some way settled. But that any are debarred from Communion when they desire it, because they cannot promise continuance, (unless other just causes hinder) it neither suites with our judgement nor practise; and if any should practise other ways, we do not allow of the same, and therefore it's needless to give you reasons of what we practise not.
Secondly, It may bee in some cases, some may be advised by the counsell of their private friends in a Church to forbeare till they be some way setled. But that any are debarred from Communion when they desire it, because they cannot promise continuance, (unlesse other just causes hinder) it neither suites with our judgement nor practise; and if any should practise other wayes, wee doe not allow of the same, and therefore it's needlesse to give you reasons of what we practise not.