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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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Next, Mr. Falkner comes to Natural Worship, and shows their customs about an Oath, which I shall take into consideration when I answer the Fr. Debate, where I find an argument against us from hence.
His next, the Rites (as he calls them) of Memorial, Stones set up by Samuel, Jacob, Joshua.
Ans. But how do these reach the question? If they at London will erect a Monument that Posterity may know where that sore Judgment of God (as Samuel's was Mercy) in the deflagration of the City began. If Laban and Jacob will make a heap of stones in the place where they sware, though it may be neither Laban or Jacob ever came to the place again to see these stones, what are these to our question? so that of Joshua; what signification of an Oath is there in a stone lying on the ground? they may remember, that in this place Joshua made us swear. The stone serves for a Witness that there was such a part of Worship there celebrated. If Joshua had called men of other Nations to hear the Covenant, and witness what they sware, what would you make of those witnesses to force the question in hand?
Ans. But how do these reach the question? If they at London will erect a Monument that Posterity may know where that sore Judgment of God (as Samuels was Mercy) in the deflagration of the City began. If Laban and Jacob will make a heap of stones in the place where they sware, though it may be neither Laban or Jacob ever came to the place again to see these stones, what are these to our question? so that of Joshua; what signification of an Oath is there in a stone lying on the ground? they may remember, that in this place Joshua made us swear. The stone serves for a Witness that there was such a part of Worship there celebrated. If Joshua had called men of other Nations to hear the Covenant, and witness what they sware, what would you make of those witnesses to force the question in hand?