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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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His fourth Instance, the Temple it self designed by David, and approved by God, 1 King. 8.17, 18.
Ans. 1. If this be followed, then you will tell us that something essential to the Worship of God may be invented by man (as I touched before) will you, Sir, affirm it? I am sure the Temple was essential to their Worship.
2. Place is but a circumstance of worship; if the place were more splendid and sumptuous, it was but a place still. But I pray did David intend to build a place to have that mystical signification that the Temple had? prove this, I pray, else you reach not the question; there is nothing of this appearing in the Chapter. David was moved from the zeal he bare to the honour of God; the want of this the Lord reproves, Hag. 1.4, 9.
3. David did ground his design upon