A93091:788
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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Thirdly, confession of sins is ever put for true repentance, when there is a promise of pardon made to it, Prov. 28. 13. 1 John 1. 9. and therefore when he requires confession of sins, was it without remorse or sorrow for it? was it not with profession of faith in the Messiah, which he pointed unto, Joh. 1. 29. and required with repentance, Act. 19. 4.
Fourthly, did not he fall upon the Pharisees with dreadful thundering of Gods judgements, for coming to his baptism without conversion of heart, and fruits meet for repentance? Mat. 3. 7. and this Luke saith, he preached to the multitude, Luke 3. 7. and whether any were received that embraced not that Doctrine, and showed the same in their confession, viz. that their hearts were humbled, and that the renounced their high thoughts of their privileges of the Law, &c. and professed amendment & fruits meet for the same, it will be hard for any to prove: and thus much is evident: on the contrary that Pharisees & Lawyers distinguished from the People and Publicans rejected the counsel of God in not being baptized of him, and what counsel but that wholesome doctrine of John, Luke 7. 29, 30? Lay all these together, and let any whose thoughts are not prepossessed with prejudice, say, whether this confession was not such a profession of faith and repentance, which a discerning charity ought to take for a work of grace.
Fourthly, did not hee fall upon the Pharisees with dreadfull thundering of Gods judgements, for comming to his baptisme without conversion of heart, and fruits meet for repentance?