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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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Dedication: To the Reverend, and my much Honoured Brother, Dr. Edward Stillingfleet, Dean of St. Pa…
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2. Q. But if there be a Separation, or Schism, the question is, who is the cause of it?
A. Schism must needs be theirs, whose the cause of it is, saith Bishop Land, in which you justify him, Ration. Account, p. 324, 325.
A. Schism must needs be theirs, whose the cause of it is, saith Bishop Land, in which you justifie him, Ration. Account, p. 324, 325.
I humbly conceive, that whoever imposes other terms of Communion than Christ hath imposed, he or they are the cause of the schism. We do not, say you, necessarily separate from all Churches that have errors or corruptions in them, supposing those errors and corruptions be not imposed on us as conditions of communion, Ibid. p. 332.
I pray do not think that we suppose you impose such gross things upon us, as Rome imposed on you: No, Sir, we bless God for that great advance which was made by our first Reformers. But whereas ⟨image 4⟩