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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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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.
The Question speaks of ordinary persons; and here is God himself ⟨p. 10⟩commanding Aaron, and giving him a form of words, to which Aaron must conform or sin. For others, here were extraordinary persons inspired by the Holy Spirit; These are part of the Canon into which our Faith is resolved, part of Scripture; and so given by the inspiration of God, 2 Tim. 3.16. This argument reaches not the question.