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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 Teachers, Act. 13.1, 2, 3. did Ordain; so several of the ancient and modern Divines, Lutherans and Calvinists, so understand it; there is a full definition of Ordination. If this were Peter's, see where is that Bishop, had there been an Apostle, he had been mentioned.
The Church of Corinth ought to have Excommunicated the Incestuous person, though Paul had not sent to them, or here joined with them. Chrysostom on the Text speaks fully to the point.
Prop. 4. The number of the Elders increasing in the Church by reason of the increase of the Believers; One of these Elders, and most probably that Elder which was first Ordained by the Apostles in the Church, had a Primacy, as to order and honour, but not as to power and jurisdiction over his fellow Elders.
The Text commands it, 1 Cor. 14. ult. Order must be, and where there is a Plurality, to avoid confusion there must be one.