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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. If our Reasons themselves being sound, and unanswered by you, contain any thing that may be drawn to such a Position; that cannot arise from the ambiguousness of words which are plain, but from their abuse who mis-apply them.
Answ. If our Reasons themselves being sound, and unanswered by you, contain any thing that may be drawn to such a Position; that cannot arise from the ambiguousnesse of words which are plaine, but from their abuse who mis-apply them.
Reply. Advert. 2. The Reasons you bring against a set form of Prayer, do hold as strong against a set form of Catechism, confession and profession of faith, blessing, baptizing, and singing of Psalms.
Reply. Advert. 2. The Reasons you bring against a set forme of Prayer, doe hold as strong against a set forme of Catechisme, confession and profession of faith, blessing, baptizing, and singing of Psalmes.
Answ. 1 Concerning forms of Catechisms, and confessions of Faith, if religiously and perspicuously framed, we account them of singular use, (though abused by men) nor without some sacred allowance: yet from hence to infer the like use of set Forms of prayers, neither our reasons, nor any other will in force: for Catechisms and Confessions (as well as Psalms) in the nature of the thing, require in some sense a set and limited Form; but public prayers, though they may admit of a set and comely order in the general, to prevent error; yet of their own nature they require no set Form; for God gives us no new matter or doctrine daily to be believed, but he gives new matter of new affection in prayer daily.
Answ. 1 Concerning forms of Catechismes, and confessions of Faith, if religiously and perspicuously framed, wee account them of singular use, (though abused by men) nor without some sacred allowance: yet from hence to infer the like use of set Formes of prayers, neither our reasons, nor any other will in force: for Catechismes and Confessions (as well as Psalmes) in the nature of the thing, require in some sense a set and limited Forme; but publike prayers, though they may admit of a set and comely order in the generall, to prevent errour; yet of their owne nature they require no set Forme; for God gives us no new matter or doctrine daily to be beleeved, but he gives new matter of new affection in prayer daily.