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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The question •eing brought to this narrow, it will here lye, viz.
First, Whether profession of the work of grace, and faith be not required of those that enter into the Church.
First, Whether profession of the worke of grace, and faith be not required of those that enter into the Church.
Secondly, With what profession of the work of grace, charity (according to a rule) is to rest satisfied.
Secondly, With what profession of the worke of grace, charity (according to a rule) is to rest satisfied.
The first we think is writ with the beams of the Sun, for it is evident, that neither the Lord in the Old Testament, Exod. 19. or in the New Testament, Acts▪ 2. and in other like Scriptures, did call for a profession of the Doctrine of faith only, but especially of the work of faith; for when the Lord promised to be a God to his people, Exd. 19.