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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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Hence the wise God leaves Ministers to their own wisdom, and they thought they acted very wisely, when they added this and that in the worship of God; and formed their Church-Government according to the civil; and thus acting freely and wisely as they thought, ⟨p. 32⟩they brought about by degrees the Decree of God, the Whore is set in her Chair as freely as if God had no Decree about her, nor revealed any Prophecy concerning her. So that all Mr. Falkner's and others quotations, do but serve to show us how the Churches acted to bring that Whore to her Chair, and so fulfil the Prophecy; suitable to what Bishop Downham said of Traditions. See the Title page.
Hence the wise God leaves Ministers to their own wisdom, and they thought they acted very wisely, when they added this and that in the worship of God; and formed their Church-Government according to the civil; and thus acting freely and wisely as they thought, ⟨p. 32⟩they brought about by degrees the Decree of God, the VVhore is set in her Chair as freely as if God had no Decree about her, nor reveal'd any Prophesie concerning her. So that all Mr. Falkners and others quotations, do but serve to shew us how the Churches acted to bring that Whore to her Chair, and so sulfil the Prophesie; suitable to what Bishop Downham said of Traditions. See the Title page.
But though Mr. Falkner give us these Quotations, is he or any man now able to give us a perfect account of the practise of All the Churches in those times? some, it may be many, were far enough from these practises.
After Bartholomew-day our Church-doors being shut up for a long time, I went to hear the Priest in the next Parish. He, I found, was teaching those few that he had present (before there used to be a great Congregation) and grounding them in conformity; and informed them, that as God was pleased to institute significant Ceremonies in his Church, so the Church thought it meet to appoint her Ceremonies.