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The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entitled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templars sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1681
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What I have heard in answer to it, is, that the Church allows our own Prayers before and after Sermon.
1. Whether the Church allow it, I cannot tell; the genuine Sons of the Church say no, and will use only the Canon-prayer. The Arch-Deacon in his Visitation, did dehort the Ministers from the use of their own prayers, with these words, Though I do not command, nor enjoin you, yet I advise you to it; it is more out of fear, it would cause such an Odium among the people, should they take them off from their own prayers wholly in places where there is any knowledge; in ignorant places they use none at all but the Common-Prayer, as I have certain intelligence of divers places. The Fathers of the Church in their Conference with the other Ministers at the Kings first coming in, thus express themselves: 1We heartily desire that according to this Proposal great care may be taken to suppress those private conceptions of pray errs before and after Sermons. As the Judges are the Interpreters of Statute-Laws, so surely the Bishops of the Canons. Now it is clear, they would take away all but Book-prayer. The judgment of Bishop Wren, and Bishop Cozens is well known.
1. Whether the Church allow it, I cannot tell; the genuine Sons of the Church say no, and will use only the Canon-prayer. The Arch-Deacon in his Visitation, did dehort the Ministers from the use of their own prayers, with these words, Though I do not command, nor enjoin you, yet I advise you to it; it is more out of fear, it would cause such an Odium among the people, should they take them off from their own prayers wholly in places where there is any knowledg; in ignorant places they use none at all but the Common-Prayer, as I have certain intelligence of divers places. The Fathers of the Church in their Conterence with the other Ministers at the Kings first coming in, thus express themselves: 1VVe heartily desire that according to this Proposal great care may be taken to suppress those private conceptions of pray ers before and after Sermons. As the Judges are the Interpreters of Statute-Laws, so surely the Bishops of the Canons. Now it is clear, they would take away all but Book-prayer. The judgment of Bishop VVren, and Bishop Cozens is well known.