A93091:827
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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And this also shows what kind of call such men have that are ordained by Prelates at large without any election at all, if they be Ministers to the Catholic Church, then the Catholic Church is bound to receive them, and submit to their Office, but no part of the Catholic Church, and therefore not the whole is bound to submit to them, and therefore indeed they have no office nor calling as Pastors or Teachers, except it can be proved they be Evangelists, Apostles or Prophets.
And this also shewes what kinde of call such men have that are ordained by Prelates at large without any election at all, if they be Ministers to the Catholike Church, then the Catholike Church is bound to receive them, and submit to their Office, but no part of the Catholike Church, and therefore not the whole is bound to submit to them, and therefore indeed they have no office nor calling as Pastors or Teachers, except it can be proved they be Evangelists, Apostles or Prophets.
Reply. If the people be few and simple, they stand in more need of guidance from their own Elders and other Churches; If many and full of wisdom, their liberty to choose is the greater, and the greater wrong to be deprived of it. The practise of the Apostles and Primitive Churches show this for many ages, sometime men were propounded to the Church to be chosen, sometimes the chief left wholly to them.
Reply. If the people be few and simple, they stand in more need of guidance from their owne Elders and other Churches; If many and full of wisdome, their liberty to choose is the greater, and the greater wrong to bee deprived of it. The practise of the Apostles and Primitive Churches shew this for many ages, sometime men were propounded to the Church to be chosen, sometimes the chiefe left wholly to them.