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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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Mr. Falkner once or twice tells us, though he allows such Ceremonies, yet by no means will allow too many, for then they would be burdensome.
But, Sir, if your Ceremonies have such a virtue in them to stir up our dull minds to our duty towards God, where there is one, I pray ⟨p. 34⟩give us ten, our hearts are dull enough, and we want helps, if these indeed be helps.
But, Sir, if your Ceremonies have such a vertue in them to stir up our dull minds to our duty towards God, where there is one, I pray ⟨p. 34⟩give us ten, our hearts are dull enough, and we want helps, if these indeed be helps.
He tells us p 419. That all Ecclesiastical Constitutions must be in themselves certainly lawful.
By lawful I hope you mean agreeable to the Law of God; make but this good, and they shall certainly be obeyed. But this is the thing we much desire, which Law of God do these agree with? I see and hear enough of the