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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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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.
When I heard this, that Text Zach. 13.7. came into my mind, where God speaking of Christ, calls that man his Fellow. Indeed for him who is God-man, to be called Gods Fellow, we can see a reason; but how dirty sinful men come to be his Fellows in taking upon them to institute their Ceremonies in his Church, because he had done so, I could not understand the reason of this.
Bishop Davenant on Col. 2.20. speaks notably to this point; it is too long to transcribe all: The sum is this:
If you be free from the Rites that God did prescribe, then are you free from the Traditions of men: It is a most wicked thing they should impose this yoke upon you, and you are most foolish to submit your necks to it. For God would not have abolished the Ceremonial Law instituted by himself, that a new one may be invented by men.