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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. And here we crave leave to put you in mind of what you have considered ⟨p. 188⟩already. That the Church and every member have entered into Covenant, to take God for their God, &c. but we never find that they were called to give account of the work of grace wrought in their souls, or that the whole Congregation were to be judge thereof. You stand here all this day (saith Moses) before the Lord your God, &c. that thou shouldest enter into Covenant with the Lord thy God. All that were borne in the wilderness Joshua circumcised, but it is uncredible to think there was none that did not give good testimony of the work of grace, &c.
Reply. And here wee crave leave to put you in mind of what you have considered ⟨p. 188⟩already. That the Church and every member have entered into Covenant, to take God for their God, &c. but wee never finde that they were called to give account of the worke of grace wrought in their soules, or that the whole Congregation were to bee judge thereof. You stand here all this day (saith Moses) before the Lord your God, &c. that thou shouldest enter into Covenant with the Lord thy God. All that were borne in the wildernesse Joshua circumcised, but it is uncredible to thinke there was none that did not give good testimony of the worke of grace, &c.
Because it is a principal thing, especially in the builders of the Church, to know their materials, and because the reverend and learned Author steps somewhat out of his way to call us to give answer in this controversy of such great weight, (especially in this present turn of times) we shall therefore gladly accept of this occasion to declare our selves, with as much brevity as we may, to the two branches of the question.
Because it is a principall thing, especially in the builders of the Church, to know their materials, and because the reverend and learned Author steps somewhat out of his way to call us to give answer in this controversie of such great weight, (especially in this present turne of times) wee shall therefore gladly accept of this occasion to declare our selves, with as much brevity as we may, to the two branches of the question.