A41330:554
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For we are under the same condition with those Christians who dare not eat the meat then, because they had been forbidden in the Law; so, nor dare we submit to your Humane Inventions in the Worship of God, because they are forbidden in the general Law, Thou shalt not add, Deut. 12.32. They are not according to Christ, Col. 2.8. Christ put no such things into the Apostles Commission to Preach, Mat. 28. ult. So that with a doubtful conscience at least we must practise them, and what is next, we know.
Nor doth your obedience to authority help here, which so many are glad they have that starting hole to run into, and your self so much urge. Had these strong brethren in this, Rom. 14. been Princes, or Archbishops, and they should have commanded the weak brethren to have eat these meats, they had sinned in their command; nor were they bound to obey them with a doubtful conscience; to hazard amnation by obedience to superiors, is no good Divinity. Yet, Sir, we do give obedience, and will preach up obedience to Princes, as much as any other, only in the matters of God, he is the superior and supremest, Nemini fit injuria, cui praponitur Deus.
Nor doth your obedience to authority help here, which so many are glad they have that starting hole to run into, and your self so much urge. Had these strong brethren in this, Rom. 14. been Princes, or Archbishops, and they should have commanded the weak brethren to have eat these meats, they had sinned in their command; nor were they bound to obey them with a doubtful conscience; to hazard amnation by obedience to superiors, is no good Divinity. Yet, Sir, we do give obedience, and will preach up obedience to Princes, as much as any other, only in the matters of God, he is the superior and supreamest, Nemini fit injuria, cui praponitur Deus.