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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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3ly. That is decent, the contrary to which is undecens; but for a Minister to pray without a Surplice is not undecent. You know how ⟨p. 35⟩many foreign Churches will not use it; what then? is the Worship of God therefore performed undecently in all those Churches? Nay, appeal to your own Sons; the chief Gentleman in my Parish, and a Son of your Church told me, I think you are as decent and more decent in your Gown and Cassock, than you are in a Surplice. I have spoken with several Ministers, Conformists, and they all tell me, they would not care if they were all thrown out of the Church; only they are commanded, therefore they use them. But were they such things as without which the Worship could not be decently performed, they would not speak so slightly of them, and wish them thrown out; they are men of reason, fit to judg of decency.
4ly. Decency is of necessity, it must be; the command and reason for it are clear; then we must have a necessity put upon these, if Worship cannot be decently performed without them.
5ly. Decency is as necessary in the Pulpit, as in the Desk; I hope there is the Worship of God in Prayer and Preaching as well as in the Desk; but always I saw the Surplice put off, when the Minister ascends the Pulpit, unless a Sacrament were to be administered.
5ly. Decency is as necessary in the Pulpit, as in the Desk; I hope there is the Worship of God in Prayer and Preaching as well as in the Desk; but always I saw the Surplice put off, when the Minister ascends the Pulpit, unless a Sacrament were to be administred.