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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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First, Can he prove they used only those Forms, and did vary at no time? as was the practise of several of our old Divines, that had their Forms of Prayer before Sermon, (but of their own composing) and varied after Sermon according to the subject matter they had been Preaching upon. So did improve that gift they had received from Christ before and after Sermon.
Secondly, He must prove they Imposed these Forms of theirs upon other Ministers able to officiate without them, and tied them up to these syllables, else he misses the question, and his labour is but lost there too. Neither of these hath Mr. Falkner proved.
Secondly, He must prove they Imposed these Forms of theirs upon other Ministers able to officiate without them, and tyed them up to these syllables, else he misses the question, and his labour is but lost there too. Neither of these hath Mr. Falkner proved.
The 23 Canon of the third Council of Carthage, which some write was Anno 395, others 397, others 399, at which were 44 Bishops, and good Austin amongst them, thus ordered: