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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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I pray, first, are you sure that All the Churches did use them? 2. Did they use all that are imposed on us? I know they used others; but did they use to tie up their Ministers to such syllables in prayer, or else must not pray? Did they kneel at the Lords Supper? we know the contrary, &c. 3. Did they impose these as conditions of Communion? But grant there were such Ceremonies, and other things as now imposed upon us, I will say of them, 1what Bishop Downham saith of the opinions and traditions differing from the holy Scriptures, which the Pontificians say were received of the Fathers, they are to be referred to that Apostasy the Apostle foretold, 2 Thes. 2.3. when he said the mystery of iniquity already worketh, v. 7.
I pray, first, are you sure that All the Churches did use them? 2. Did they use all that are imposed on us? I know they used others; but did they use to tye up their Ministers to such syllables in prayer, or else must not pray? Did they kneel at the Lords Supper? we know the contrary, &c. 3. Did they impose these as conditions of Communion? But grant there were such Ceremonies, and other things as now imposed upon us, I will say of them, 1what Bishop Downham saith of the opinions and traditions differing from the holy Scriptures, which the Pontificians say were received of the Fathers, they are to be referred to that Apostasie the Apostle foretold, 2 Thes. 2.3. when he said the mystery of iniquity already worketh, v. 7.
- 1Downh. de Antichristo, p. 151
And I pray, Sir, since the examples and practises of those Churches, are made so much use of against us, let me give you my thoughts in a similitude of your own.