A41330:195
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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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.
Fr. Deb. p 96, 97. urgeth this argument, It is as lawful to use a Form of Prayer in prose, as in verse; but here you do not stick at it, when you can sing David's Psalms translated into English Meter, though the words be mean, uncouth, and the sense often mistaken.
Ans. Where lies the strength of your argument? if in the uncouth words, for this cause, and the sense changed, I have not used the Psalms by Hopkins and Sternbold many years. Others are used generally by the Nonconformists.