A93091:769
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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4 If bare profession of faith is a sufficient ground to receive men into the Church, then an excommunicate person cast cut in one hour should be immediately received in again, if he will but renew his general profession of faith; nay they the Indians in Maryland, who will put on and put off this profession, as their ghostly fathers the Popish Priests will bestow or withhold garments and shirts upon them; should in charity be received into the Church.
4 If bare profession of faith is a sufficient ground to receive men into the Church, then an excommunicate person cast cut in one houre should bee immediatly received in againe, if hee will but renew his generall profession of faith; nay they the Indians in Maryland, who will put on and put off this profession, as their ghostly fathers the Popish Priests will bestow or withhold garments and shirts upon them; should in charitie bee received into the Church.
But if it should be asked how charity may know the reality of this profession, we answer; so long as the rule be attended we leave every one to the wisdom of Christ, to make▪ application ⟨p. 193⟩thereof, only this we do add in general for more full satisfaction.
But if it should bee asked how charity may know the reality of this profession, we answer; so long as the rule bee attended wee leave every one to the wisedome of Christ, to make▪ application ⟨p. 193⟩thereof, onely this we doe add in generall for more full satisfaction.