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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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Answ. True, but we say he derives all his authority from Christ, by the Church indeed, applying that office to him, to which the authority is annexed by the institution of Christ, hence being the Minister of Christ unto them, if they without Christ depose him, they hinder the exercise of his Office, but his right remains.
Answ. True, but we say he derives all his authority from Christ, by the Church indeed, applying that office to him, to which the authority is annexed by the institution of Christ, hence being the Minister of Christ unto them, if they without Christ depose him, they hinder the exercise of his Office, but his right remaines.
Reply. As they give right to an unworthy man to minister amongst them, if they call him unjustly, so they take right from the worthy, if they unjustly depose him.
Reply. As they give right to an unworthy man to minister amongst them, if they cal him unjustly, so they take right from the worthy, if they unjustly depose him.
Answ. We grant there is a parity in foro externo, but as in the call, his outward call consists in the election of the calling, and the acceptation of the called, to complete his power of administration. Now this by Christ in his Church may be destroyed in a just censure without his consent, but cannot unjustly be wrung from him without his consent, & therefore he may hold his right, till either he be justly deposed or willingly relinquish the same upon their injurious interruption of the use of his right.
Answ. We grant there is a parity in foro externo, but as in the call, his outward cal consists in the election of the calling, and the acceptation of the called, to compleat his power of administration. Now this by Christ in his Church may be destroyed in a just censure without his consent, but cannot unjustly be wrung from him without his consent, & therefore he may hold his right, till either hee be justly deposed or willingly relinquish the same upon their injurious interruption of the use of his right.