A41330:623
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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9ly. In Act 14.24. The Apostles ordained them Elders (not an Elder) in every Church. Mr. Thorndike, one of your own, joining this Text with Tit. 1.5. crosses Dr. Stillingfleet's gloss on the Text, i. e. saith the Doctor, no Church wanted an Elder, not that every Church had more Elders; but Mr. Thorndike thus, not meaning one Elder in a place, but Presbyteries, College of Presbyters, with common advice to order the Churches planted in those cities. This agrees with the plain Grammar of the Text; 2. with eight examples I gave before; 3ly. The Syriac is full for our sense.
9ly. In Act 14.24. The Apostles ordained them Elders (not an Elder) in every Church. Mr. Thorndike, one of your own, joining this Text with Tit. 1.5. crosses Dr. Stillingfleet's gloss on the Text, i. e. saith the Doctor, no Church wanted an Elder, not that every Church had more Elders; but Mr. Thorndike thus, not meaning one Elder in a place, but Presbyteries, Colledg of Presbyters, with common advice to order the Churches planted in those cities. This agrees with the plain Gramar of the Text; 2. with eight examples I gave before; 3ly. The Syriack is full for our sense.
The Doctor while he labours to darken this Text, forgets himself strangely; for p. 239. He lays this for a foundation to clear the Apostolical practise viz. that the Apostles in framing Churches did observe the customs of the Jewish Synagogues. And p. 248. Having cleared that there was a peculiar form of Government in the Synagogues, and that the Apostles copied out the Government of the Christian Churches by them. Now ⟨p. 72⟩p. 429. he tells us there were divers Rulers in a Synagogue, is evident from Act. 13.15. he supposes, Ten wise men did jointly concur for ruling the affairs of the Synagogue. p. 250. so many Elders to make a Bench. Strange the Doctor should forget his foundation!