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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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6. If you may impose Forms of Prayer, then you may impose Forms of Preaching; so leave us nothing but Forms of Prayer and Homilies to read; as indeed they came in both together. We have Forms of Preaching in the Scripture, as you have of Prayer; by what authority you take away one, you may take away the other. Your Humane reasons that I have met with as yet, will as strongly argue for Forms of Preaching, as of Prayer.
When this argument was urged in the Commencement-house, the Respondent yielded it. But Dr. Fern being then Moderator, thought this was too gross, and so denied the consequence, Because in Prayer we spake to God, but in preaching to men.
But the Doctors answer was invalid; for in prayer we represent, and are the mouth of a people of Infirmities; we are but persons of Infirmities. Here Infirmities are but like us, the Lord expects no other from us, Rom. 8.26. The Spirit helps our infirmities in prayer. But in Preaching we speak from God, we come in his Authority, and require Faith and Obedience to what we preach, therefore here we had need have a care what we speak; for now we come with, Thus saith the Lord.