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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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CHAP. III.
THE next thing required of us, is our subjection to the Ecclesiastical Government, consisting of six distinct Officers (or more) that exercise Church-power; and holy Writ knows but one of them: In the Commonwealth none dare pretend to Office but only such as the King and the Law authorize and appoint; if there should be any other, their power and actions were null, invalid, and they liable to punishment. But in the Church men can be more bold. Here Dr. Stillingfleet's notion, if true, must help us, viz. That Christ hath appointed or determined no form of Government in the Church, but left it to the chief Magistrates, or Church-governors to appoint the form, &c. the design of his Irenicon.
THE next thing required of us, is our subjection to the Ecclesiastical Government, consisting of six distinct Officers (or more) that exercise Church-power; and holy Writ knows but one of them: In the Commonwealth none dare pretend to Office but only such as the King and the Law authorize and appoint; if there should be any other, their power and actions were null, invalid, and they liable to punishment. But in the Church men can be more bold. Here Dr. Stillingfleet's notion, if true, must help us, viz. That Christ hath appointed or determined no form of Government in the Church, but left it to the chief Magistrates, or Church-governours to appoint the form, &c. the design of his Irenicon.