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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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I have done with all the Scripture-arguments I meet with in all their Books; 1the Fr. Debate I see in that place where he produceth the Form of the Lords-Prayer, tells his Reader, That the Nonconformists will not give the title of Saint to one of the Apostles, for no other reason that he can conceive, but their good Dames and Masters do not like it, they will not offend their tender ears.
- 1Par. 1. pa. 64.
Sir, since you profess your self to be such a master of reason, I pray give a reason why we may not as well say Saint Abraham, St. Samuel, St. Daniel, &c. as well as St. Paul, St. John, St. George, or St. Patrick forsooth? do the holy Prophets deserve so little in comparison of these two last Saints?
2ly. And I pray give a reason why we may not as well say Matthew, Mark, Luke, Paul, &c. as well as Clemens Romanus, Polycarpus, Ignatius, Clemens Alexandrinus, Athanasius, &c? which Authors I ⟨p. 15⟩see seldom put the Epithet Saint to them. Ignatius in one Epistle six times calls him Paul without Saint. Sometimes I have met with [Greek or Hebrew], sometimes [Greek or Hebrew], but not with [Greek or Hebrew], so commonly; though I do not deny but they may use that Epithet too, and I not see it. But did these Fathers forbear this word Saint, so as not (at least always) as you do to use it, because they would not displease their good Dames and Masters? or was it because the art of Canonizing by the Triple-Crown was not then known as it is now? with whom it seems, as in other things you are pleased to symbolize, so in this.