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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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Answ. The rule of love whereby we are bound to exhort, admonish, seek the edification and good one of another▪ and that not only in general (as of all Christians) but as members of so near relation in one Church body, who are bound to serve the Lord with one shoulder, Zeph. 3. 9. and to uphold the worship of Christ therein, as this doth reach to all the actions and ways of one another, so in a special manner to such an action as this i•: and we think this ground is sufficient to satisfy our practice as we have declared, which may wipe off the aspersion of being rigid or busybodies.
Answ. The rule of love whereby wee are bound to exhort, admonish, seeke the edification and good one of another▪ and that not onely in generall (as of all Christians) but as members of so neere relation in one Church body, who are bound to serve the Lord with one shoulder, Zeph. 3. 9. and to uphold the worship of Christ therein, as this doth reach to all the actions and wayes of one another, so in a speciall manner to such an action as this i•: and we thinke this ground is sufficient to satisfie our practice as wee have declared, which may wipe off the aspersion of being rigid or busiebodies.
Reply. In the multitude of counsellors is peace, but over-many counsellors oft causeth distractions, and different apprehensions breed delays.
Reply. In the multitude of counsellers is peace, but over-many counsellors oft causeth distractions, and different apprehensions breed delayes.