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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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Answ. I pray, Sir, how came the word Extemporary to be foisted into the question? Have our Nonconformists so stated it? every true Bishop is able to pray so, as to present his own and the peoples wants and necessities before the Lord; whether he doth it by extemporary, or premeditated conceptions, is none of our question.
2. No wonder though the Apostle did not express it; a man I hope is first a Christian, before a Bishop; and if but a Christian, he can pray, much more if a Bishop. Prayer was one part of the Apostles work, Act. 6.4. I question much whether the Apostles had a stinted Liturgy then.
3. Though we have but a little learning left, yet we understand a Synecdoche; the principal work, Teaching, is there expressed, but other work is comprehended.
This puts me in mind of a Scholar I knew, of good natural parts, but of a profane spirit; upon a time he takes along with him another of his Companions to hear him, and gets into a Pulpit to try his faculty. When he had done, he tells his Companion, I could make a shift to preach as well as any of them, but a Devil on't, I cannot Pray.