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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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3ly. But there are some men, even of your Conformists a few, whose words when they have liberty to use their own gift, are so apt that the Devil himself cannot find a rude or slovenly expression, why must Forms be imposed upon such men?
4ly. We must have a Form before and after Sermon too; for something may fall out which may cause rude and slovenly words in those prayers, and so have nothing but Book-prayer.
5ly. We must take away all Preaching too, and use only Homilies, for fear of rude, slovenly words, and unhandsome expressions in Sermons; where be sure they are too common with some. (How many Sermons in Conventicles Dr. Goodman heard, that he can charge them upon us, as he doth in his odious Comparisons, p. 21, 22, &c. I know not, I suppose he never heard one; may be I can tell him of an expression of one of his Bishops, and that in print too, that was not very handsome for a Sermon.)
But if he denies this, because we may write down our Sermons and read them, as commonly you do; truly that doth not always serve neither. But however I reply, so may you compose your own prayers, and write them down, and read them, as you do your other prayers imposed, and so prevent slovenly words.