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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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Mr. Tho. Hooker giving the true sense of Independency, saith, it imports thus much, Every particular congregation, rightly constituted, ⟨p. 77⟩and completed, hath sufficiency in it self to exercise all the Ordinances of Christ. Surv. Ch. Dis. part 2. pag. 80. But then it seems it must be completed; and to this completing are required a Pastor, Teacher, Ruling-Elder, Deacon, one at least of all these. So pag. 4. ib. and without these, though a particular Congregation may be called a true Church, as a man that hath but one eye, one arm or leg, may be still defined Animal rationale, as having a reasonable soul; yet he is but maimed, no entire man; such is that Church, pag. 2. Ibid. I pray how many such Congregations have we?
Mr. Tho. Hooker giving the true sense of Independency, saith, it imports thus much, Every particular congregation, rightly constituted, ⟨p. 77⟩and compleated, hath sufficiency in it self to exercise all the Ordinances of Christ. Surv. Ch. Dis. part 2. pag. 80. But then it seems it must be compleated; and to this compleating are required a Pastor, Teacher, Ruling-Elder, Deacon, one at least of all these. So pag. 4. ib. and without these, though a particular Congregation may be called a true Church, as a man that hath but one eye, one arm or leg, may be still defined Animal rationale, as having a reasonable soul; yet he is but maimed, no intire man; such is that Church, pag. 2. Ibid. I pray how many such Congregations have we?
The Synod held at Boston in New England, Septemb. 10. 1679, the last year, pag. 10, 11. calling for a full supply of Officers in the Churches, speak thus: The defect of the Churches on this account is very lamentable, there being in most of the Churches only one Teaching Officer, for the burden of the whole Congregation to lye upon. The Lord Christ would not have instituted Pastors, Teachers, Ruling Elders (nor the Apostles have ordained Elders in every Church,