A41330:182
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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The next Head are their Reasons why these Forms must be imposed. Now as to all their Humane reasons in these cases concerning God. I shall not much weigh them. For there is no man will set up his Inventions in Gods Worship without Reasons; Jeroboam will not set up the Calves at Dan and Bethel, but he hath his Reasons, 1 King 12.26, 27, 28, &c. He is a fool indeed that hath no reason to give for his act.
I much applaud one sentence of the Schools in this case, and it had been well if they had kept to it: Sacra scriptura, est lex Ecclasiae, fidei mensura, Regula intellectus, Humanae ratiocinationis fraenum. I will yet take a view of their Reasons that are of moment.
One I find in the Fr. Deb. Par. 1. pag. 93. It is so lawful to use a form of words in prayer, that it is in a sort necessary; we can have no security that the service of God will be performed well without one. The best of men though their hearts be full of good desires, may from some cause or other, want such words as are fit to express their meaning; hence may use words rude, slovenly, obscure, &c.
Mr. Car hath one like to it, only he doth not put the word necessary to it. Necessity I grant is a strong reason.