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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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Now let us consider what kind of profession this must be by the story it self. The Apostle Peter in his doctrine presseth three things. 1. Conversion or repentance for their sins: 2. Faith in Christ in those words, Be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Verse 38. 3. With many other words he exhorted them, saying, Save your selves from this untoward generation, that is, this was the scope of and substance of his exhortation, which includes a gathering themselves to the Church. Now the Text saith, in respect of the first, That they were pricked to the heart, and cried out Men, and Brethren what shall we do? 2. They gladly received the word, that is of faith in Christ, and the duty of obedience to the Gospel, and how did all this appear, but by their profession? and what kind of confession can any man think such souls would make, but a broken hearted gracious confession, which to any discerning charity must be taken to argue a work of grace? so that the very character given of them by the holy Ghost, in so brief an History, doth clearly evince what we contend for.
Now let us consider what kinde of profession this must bee by the story it selfe. The Apostle Peter in his doctrine presseth three things. 1. Conversion or repentance for their sinnes: 2. Faith in Christ in those words, Bee baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Verse 38. 3. With many other words he exhorted them, saying, Save your selves from this untoward generation, that is, this was the scope of and substance of his exhortation, which includes a gathering themselves to the Church. Now the Text saith, in respect of the first, That they were pricked to the heart, and cryed out Men, and Brethren what shall wee doe? 2. They gladly received the word, that is of faith in Christ, and the duty of obedience to the Gospell, and how did all this appeare, but by their profession? and what kinde of confession can any man think such soules would make, but a broken hearted gracious confession, which to any discerning charity must be taken to argue a worke of grace? so that the very character given of them by the holy Ghost, in so briefe an History, doth cleerely evince what we contend for.