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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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3ly. It is the right hand; this and not the left, is attributed to God, Psal. 17.7. & Psal. 98.1. where it is not determined which hand in Scripture we will take, which hand our superiors please; but if manuum fortior est dextra; why not that?
3ly. It is the right hand; this and not the left, is attributed to God, Psal. 17.7. & Psal. 98.1. where it is not determined which hand in Scripture we will take, which hand our superiours please; but if manuum fortior est dextra; why not that?
4ly. The hand must be bare; If the hand must be lifted up, let us see the hand, not the glove. If Vaninus were to swear, it may be he hath under his glove some writing that he owns no God at all, as he and his Disciples taught; so others might have something quite cross to the Covenant that did swear the contrary, be the Covenant never so holy and past dispute, as some did question this. These are but trifles.
But p. 106. he tells us, (and this is that which Mr. Falkner and all make use of, as an argument against us), The things commanded are indifferent, and remain so after they are commanded in their own nature, no necessity put upon them. Upon which, to illustrate the strength of his argument, and show the Knavery of the non-conforming Ministers, (for they must be the persons in the Reddition whom he intends) he gives his Reader an elegant similitude, Part 1. pag. 107.