A41330:688
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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First, It is a separation, &c. i. e. When a man shall refuse to join ⟨p. 79⟩in the acts and exercises of Religion, used by such a society, and to submit to its authority. So he that refuseth Baptism, the Lords-Supper, or to submit to the censures of the Church. Thus he. But what he means by non-submission to the censures of the Church, I know not, for I know but few Nonconformists that are under the Censures of their Church: nor how it will agree with his second: which is,
2ly. It must be voluntary separation: So that Excommunicate persons are no Schismatics.
2ly. It must be voluntary separation: So that Excommunicate persons are no Schismaticks.
3ly. It is separation from a particular Church.
4ly. Of which Church he was once a member, because Schism imports division, making two of that which was but one before.