A27028:395
Schism detected in both extremes, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part…Schism detected in both extreams, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part…
Schism detected in both extremes, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part detecteth the schismatical principles of a resolver of three cases about church-communion, the second part confuteth the separation pleaded for in a book famed to be written by Mr. Raphson.Schism detected in both extreams, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part detecteth the schismatical principles of a resolver of three cases about church-communion, the second part confuteth the separation pleaded for in a book famed to be written by Mr. Raphson.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1684
Part 2: THE SECOND PART AGAINST SCHISM, &c. The Reasons of Mr. Raphson, and such others, agains…
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, The Manner and Ordering which is the Second sort (which I leave every one to call Worship, or not, when they have defined Worship) which man may, and must choose himself, without any Particular Institution of God, contain such Acts as these.
Secondly, The Manner and Ordering which is the Second sort (which I leave every one to call Worship, or not, when they have defined Worship) which man may, and must chuse himself, without any Particular Institution of God, contain such Acts as these.
1. Undetermined gestures of Reverence and Honour in time of Public Worship. As to be uncovered, or put off the Hat at Prayer, or the Lord's Supper. This we do directly in honour and reverence to God, whom we there Worship; and therefore it is it self a subordinate act of Worship.
1. Undetermined gestures of Reverence and Honour in time of Publick Worship. As to be uncovered, or put off the Hat at Prayer, or the Lord's Supper. This we do directly in honour and reverence to God, whom we there Worship; and therefore it is it self a subordinate act of Worship.
So to stand, or kneel at Prayer, and not to sit. Though in Scripture we read of sitting, standing, kneeling, and prostration: yet no one of these is made necessary by Institution: yet are they subordinate Acts of Worship, expressing our inward Worship of God: And the reason why being uncovered, or kneeling, are now chosen, is not a particular Institution, but because the Custom of the Country hath made them the most congruous Expression of our inward Worship: when as Paul tells us, That then and there it was a sharne for a man to be covered: and the whole Church for many hundred years forbade all kneeling, in Adoration, on the Lord's Days. And more,