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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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Expositors differ about those words, vain deceit: I shall not trouble my self nor the Reader about them; but by Traditions of men, I see generally they understand those superstitious customs which have only mans authority for their institution, such as the Pharisaical Traditions. So Anselm, &c. but Baldwin, Davenant, Beza, Gomarus, Diodati, apply them to the Popish worship.
What the rudiments of the world are, Gal. 4.9. explains. This is certain, the troubles the Apostles met with in the Churches, arose from these three heads. Philosophy, Superstitious Traditions, and Moses Law. Now all these are opposed to Christ; if they were according to them, and not according to Christ, then they were contrary to Christ.
The second Text, 1 Tim. 1.3. That they teach no other Doctrine: ⟨p. 41⟩upon which words Dr. Featly glosseth thus: Timothy was to forbid any to preach, not only Doctrine that was contrary, but that which was beside that which the faithful had received from the Apostles. And are not the things in question beside that the faithful received from the Apostles?