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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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But so to annex them to Divine worship, that God shall have no worship without them; I wonder how such thoughts could enter into the hearts of such men as did own the true God, and believed him to be a jealous God, and the Holy Scriptures the Law of that God.
Let me proceed to the further clearing of the Question!
First, These Ceremonies are humane Institutions, depending only upon the will and pleasure of man. So that all natural Ceremonies, such as are found among those that have nothing but the light of Nature to instruct them, as lifting up the eyes, or hands: Bowing of the knees in prayer, &c. found among Heathen: These are excluded this question.
For these Ceremonies in the question have nothing but some particular mens wills for their ground.