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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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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!
For Act. 20.17. Dr. Stillingfleet, Dr. Hammond, with Irenaeus, darken that Text. I might have shown how cross Dr. Hammond and Irenaeus are one to another. Forsooth the Bishops of Asia (not only the Elders of Ephesus) were sent for according to Hammond. Grotius is clear against Hammond, de Imper. p. 343, 393.
But I should answer thus: