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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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2ly. But if superiors being but ordinary persons, have power to impose their Forms at Baptism, the Lords supper, &c. all but before and after Sermon; is it because their power of imposing is limited by God? where I pray? certainly by what power they take away the use of our own prayers before and after Sacraments, they may before and after Sermons, and that we see they desire it might be done, but that they fear the consequence.
Let us come to their reasons for this: One they draw from the Scriptures, and that is worth twenty others, if they do not fail in the managing of it. Mr. Car, Mr. Falkner, and the rest that meddle with Liturgies, instance in the Form of blessing, the Priests had from God, Numb. 6.23. the many Prayers and Praises in the Psalms, in the Old Testament.
Let us come to their reasons for this: One they draw from the Scriptures, and that is worth twenty others, if they do not fail in the managing of it. Mr. Carre, Mr. Falkner, and the rest that meddle with Liturgies, instance in the Form of blessing, the Priests had from God, Numb. 6.23. the many Prayers and Praises in the Psalms, in the Old Testament.
To which I answer, 1. I wish these Gentlemen would cast the argument into Form, and see how it will conclude the Question.