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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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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.
6ly. Suppose we meet (as often we do) with cases, which when we come to spread them before God, your Book-prayer hath no words at all. What shall we do now? our own words we must not use, they may be rude and slovenly; and for your Forms, there is none suit the case in words at all? it seems we must let the case alone.