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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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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.
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 tyed 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.
3ly. A man that improveth the gift which Christ hath given him, resting upon the promise of the Spirit to help his Infirmities, he doth as he ought. Let his Prayers seem what they will to you, they are not Forms according to the question, he is not tied up to syllables, but hath his liberty to vary according to the subject-matter before him, Occurring Providences, and spirits assistance.
3ly. A man that improveth the gift which Christ hath given him, resting upon the promise of the Spirit to help his Infirmities, he doth as he ought. Let his Prayers seem what they will to you, they are not Forms according to the question, he is not tyed up to syllables, but hath his liberty to vary according to the subject-matter before him, Occuring Providences, and spirits assistance.