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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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What is now said, we think sufficient to undermine what is opposed herein by others, and may easily give answer to the three arguments of the learned Author, from the example of the Church of Israel, John Baptist and the Apostles, and so clear up our practise, and judgement to the world from the aspersion of our rigidum examen for which we are by some condemned, but for further clearing, we shall answer to the particulars.
What is now said, we thinke sufficient to undermine what is opposed herein by others, and may easily give answer to the three arguments of the learned Authour, from the example of the Church of Israel, John Baptist and the Apostles, and so cleare up our practise, and judgement to the world from the aspersion of our rigidum examen for which we are by some condemned, but for further clearing, we shall answer to the particulars.
Now to your Reasons more particularly against this from the Old Testament, and the manner of entering and renewing Covenant then.
Now to your Reasons more particularly against this from the Old Testament, and the manner of entring and renewing Covenant then.
Answ. We answer, first, when as you say, they professing the Covenant promised to take God for their God, to keep the words of the Covenant and do them, to seek the Lord with all their hearts, to walk before him in truth and uprightness, this implieth a profession of a work of grace.
Answ. Wee answer, first, when as you say, they professing the Covenant promised to take God for their God, to keepe the words of the Covenant and doe them, to seek the Lord with all their hearts, to walke before him in truth and uprightnes, this implyeth a profession of a worke of grace.