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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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1. All Gods Ceremonies were indifferent in their own nature, not one necessary; let but God recall his Positive Law, I will put on all the High Priests garments, and make use of any Vessels of the Temple, &c. Pray, Sir, name that Ceremony which in its own nature is morally good or evil.
2ly. Bread and Wine in the Lords Supper, as to their own nature are but indifferent, unless you will own Transubstantiation; his positive Law make them necessary, both necessitate praecepti, & medii. When the Elements have served their use or end, the Sacrament's over, we eat and drink what remains, as other drink, &c. you make yours a means to edification, as well as Christ doth his; and so much necessity of command lye upon them, that all the Ministers (whom you call Knaves) that will not use them, be the Ministers never so able and holy, they must be turned out of their Lords service by your verdict, as they are.
3ly. All the Popish Ceremonies are indifferent in their own nature, and may plead as much for the use of them all, as you do for yours. Yea, take their Pictures; being in a Papists house, I saw the Picture of a very Old man, I thought nothing of it, the Cloth, the Paint or ⟨p. 61⟩Colours, the Effigies, the frame, were all indifferent in their nature; but when one told me that Picture was to represent the Ancient of Days, then I understood sin enough in it.