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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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Reply. But say you, such set Forms used by Preachers are disliked also, and your reasons, especially the two last, why you admit not a stinted Liturgy, conclude against both in our understanding.
Reply. But say you, such set Formes used by Preachers are disliked also, and your reasons, especially the two last, why you admit not a stinted Liturgie, conclude against both in our understanding.
Answ. We deny not but some may dislike the constant use of such Forms, especially when studiously framed with elegance of phrases, and as the manner of some is; but do any we now speak of, condemn all use thereof? or withdraw from them that use them? which is now the case in hand: For our parts, we neither know such men; or if we did, we should condemn such minds. ⟨p. 35⟩As for our Reasons in general, or the two last you mention in particular, it passeth our understanding to conceive, how any such inference can be made; if the Reply had formed the inferences from our arguments, it may be we should have seen more by the help of such spectacles. But passing over what we say to the Position, as we interpret it, you think fit to advertise us of some things, which are •ix.
Answ. Wee deny not but some may dislike the constant use of such Formes, especially when studiously framed with elegancy of phrases, and as the manner of some is; but doe any we now speak of, condemne all use thereof? or withdraw from them that use them? which is now the case in hand: For our parts, wee neither know such men; or if we did, we should condemn such minds. ⟨p. 35⟩As for our Reasons in generall, or the two last you mention in particular, it passeth our understanding to conceive, how any such inference can bee made; if the Reply had formed the inferences from our arguments, it may bee wee should have seene more by the helpe of such spectacles. But passing over what we say to the Position, as we interpret it, you think fit to advertise us of some things, which are ix.