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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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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 Deut. 12.10. When he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, &c. then there shall be a place which your God shall choose. To which Text 2 Sam. 7.1. answers, When the King sate in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies, &c. then David is thinking to prepare a place; so that David had ground for his enterprise; only he was mistaken as to his enemies, for he had much War after this, and that Solomon renders as one cause why he could not build the House, 1 King. 5.3. And in the 4th v. But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. So that David and Solomon had respect to that Law.
3. David did ground his design upon Deut. 12.10. VVhen he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, &c. then there shall be a place which your God shall chuse. To which Text 2 Sam. 7.1. answers, When the King sate in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies, &c. then David is thinking to prepare a place; so that David had ground for his enterprize; only he was mistaken as to his enemies, for he had much War after this, and that Solomon renders as one cause why he could not build the House,