The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…

For your next Section, pag. 442. where you labour to defend your Ceremonies, though they have been abused in a corrupt way of worship in Popery. As for this Section Mr. Falkner might have spared it; for Humane Doctrinal Ceremonies to be annexed to Gods own Institutions, we judg them sinful additions, entrenching upon the Sovereignty, and slighting of the wisdom of Christ, though Rome had never known them; as if the wise holy God could not have appointed more Doctrinal Ceremonies, had he cared for them, as well as foolish sinful man; but since then these were and are still in the Popish worship, and retained here when England threw off the Papal yoke, I will consider what he hath said, and but touch it briefly.

For your next Section, pag. 442. where you labour to defend your Ceremonies, though they have been abused in a corrupt way of worship in Popery. As for this Section Mr. Falkner might have spared it; for Humane Doctrinal Ceremonies to be annexed to Gods own Institutions, we judg them sinful additions, intrenching upon the Soveraignty, and flighting of the wisdom of Christ, though Rome had never known them; as if the wise holy God could not have appointed more Doctrinal Ceremonies, had he cared for them, as well as foolish sinful man; but since then these were and are still in the Popish worship, and retained here when England threw off the Papal yoke, I will consider what he hath said, and but touch it briefly.

1. Rome then, as now it stands, is that Whore described Apoc. 17.1. this I doubt not; of this judgment were our English Bishops, the most learned of them; the Professors of Divinity in both Universities, and generally of our pious and learned men in this Nation, before our troubles began; and also of foreign Divines. Was it ever known that a chaste Virgin, as the Church should be to Christ, 2 Cor. 11.2. would dress up her self with the relics of a known Whore? Come out of her my people,