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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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2. If there be a Betterness, and we deny to give it to God, then give us leave to take heed of the curse, Mal. 1.14.
Another common saying is this: All your conceived prayers are Forms to us: Ergo, these Forms are lawful.
Ans. So is every mans Sermon; a man may make one Sermon, and in that comprehend all that is requisite to a mans Salvation; but if a man should only read that Sermon every Lords day, you would discern a difference between this Form, and the Sermons you hear daily, and think him worthy to be cast out of his Ministry. All mens speeches are but Forms in your sense.
2ly, Therefore you do but Ludere Homonymia in the word Form. In every effect there must be a Form, though hard to find out. But Prayers composed of Confessions, Petitions, &c. in such syllables, words, sentences, to which men are tied up in the Worship of God, this is the Form in question. I grant by these, your Prayers differ from others, and so you make a formal difference. So we can allow there will be Forms in every mans Prayer.