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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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1. Then produce you that general Law of God, wherein he giveth liberty in general to ordinary Ministers in his Church, to compose and impose their Forms of prayer upon all his other Ministers whom he hath given gifts sufficient for that office, and tie them up to their Forms and syllables in their Administrations. Upon this general Law your Church in England have made your particular Law, and imposed your Forms. The French Church have made their particular Laws, and imposed their Forms. The Dutch theirs; and so on. I pray, Sir, keep to the state of the question.
1. Then produce you that general Law of God, wherein he giveth liberty in general to ordinary Ministers in his Church, to compose and impose their Forms of prayer upon all his other Ministers whom he hath given gifts sufficient for that office, and tye them up to their Forms and syllables in their Administrations. Upon this general Law your Church in England have made your particular Law, and imposed your Forms. The French Church have made their particular Laws, and imposed their Forms. The Dutch theirs; and so on. I pray, Sir, keep to the state of the question.
2ly. Produce the general Law, where God hath given men that power to invent, institute, and adjoin Religious mystical Ceremonies to his worship. Upon which general Law, Rome makes her particular Laws, and impose hers; the Church of England makes her particular Laws, and imposes hers; the Lutherans make their particular Laws, ⟨p. 40⟩and impose theirs. (I hear but of few of other Protestant Churches that have such Ceremonies, if any at all), and without these God shall have no worship.