A02990:71
A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…
A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulness of a stinted liturgy and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keys: tending to satisfy the doubtful, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulnesse of a stinted liturgie and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keyes: tending to satisfie the doubtfull, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.
Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the University of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the Universitie of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640
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For in the point of Gods worship,1 what is of the substance of worship and in conscience necessary, that if it be not determined of God and instituted by him, is unlawful. Others are mere circumstances concerning the method, phrase, external manner of celebration; which are not determined by God, and therefore no particular is unlawful which is according to the general rules in scripture.2 Thus for the place of sacrifice,3 before it was determined, it was lawfully in any place, because no place was designed: but after it was once determined, it was lawful in no place but that alone.4 Voluntary and free-will-offerings might be offered at any time, because for them no time was determined:5 but the passover might be celebrated only at one time,6 because the precise time of it was determined.7 In all matters of positive worship and determined circumstances, by the word of God,8 such only are• lawful as the word of God hath enjoined;9 and all things are forbidden which are not commanded.10 But in circumstances and matters of order not determined, no particular is necessary, and all such are lawful as be consonant to the general rules given in scripture; and that, if agreeable to the general rules,11 is lawful which is not forbidden.