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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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And do not you make them Sacramental? It is one proper end of Sacraments (saith Mr. Cotton) by striking of the senses, by outward representative Elements, to teach the understanding, help the memory, stir ⟨p. 43⟩up the affections, excite devotion.—And after, The Scripture expresseth the nature of a Sacrament, rather under the name sign (than seal) which consisteth in the Analogy which is betwixt a sign determined to signify, and the thing signified. This is so true, that I have known Christians who not out of a principle of cavilling, but from a desire to help their Faith in the use of the Sacraments, that have questioned whether they were seals, and have wished for other arguments than usually we give them, to help them in their doubts, looking on them as not cogent that we give; but for signs, they questioned them not. Thus in our Ceremonies, 1. Here are signs. 2. Here is a spiritual thing, a duty we owe to God, signified by them. 3. These signs are not dark and dumb, but so set forth that every man may understand what they mean or signify. 4. They are apt means to stir up our dull minds to what they do signify, and help to our edification. I think you speak plain enough.
And do not you make them Sacramental? It is one proper end of Sacraments (saith Mr. Cotton) by striking of the senses, by outward representative Elements, to teach the understanding, help the memory, stir ⟨p. 43⟩up the affections, excite devotion.—And after, The Scripture expresseth the nature of a Sacrament, rather under the name sign (than seal) which consisteth in the Analogy which is betwixt a sign determined to signifie, and the thing signified. This is so true, that I have known Christians who not out of a principle of cavilling, but from a desire to help their Faith in the use of the Sacraments, that have questioned whether they were seals, and have wished for other arguments than usually we give them, to help them in their doubts, looking on them as not cogent that we give; but for signs, they questioned them not. Thus in our Ceremonies, 1. Here are signs. 2. Here is a spiritual thing, a duty we owe to God, signified by them. 3. These signs are not dark and dumb, but so set forth that every man may understand what they mean or signifie. 4. They are apt means to stir up our dull minds to what they do signifie, and help to our edification. I think you speak plain enough.