A41330:696
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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For the Diocesan, you cannot prove us Schismatics, unless the refusing to submit to Prelatical Government be Schism. (For the Sacraments belong not to a Diocesan Church quâ sic.) I suppose Dr. Goodman's judgment to be the same with the Doctor that kept the Act at the Commencement at Cambridge. I heard so much of one question, that I laboured much to get a view of it, but could not in our parts. A Conformist told me it was to this purpose, Recessio a regimine Episcopali, est mortale schisma; he told me, Damnabile schisma, as it was told him.
For the Diocesan, you cannot prove us Schismaticks, unless the refusing to submit to Prelatical Government be Schism. (For the Sacraments belong not to a Diocesan Church quâ sic.) I suppose Dr. Goodman's judgment to be the same with the Doctor that kept the Act at the Commencement at Cambridg. I heard so much of one question, that I laboured much to get a view of it, but could not in our parts. A Conformist told me it was to this purpose, Recessio a regimine Episcopali, est mortale schisma; he told me, Damnabile schisma, as it was told him.
I say only this to it: As God gives up some men to monstrous lusts in practise, so he doth others to as monstrous opinions in judgment in these days. So that it must be meant the Parochial Church.
But, 2ly. I pray prove that we were members once of that particular Church you mean. For the Diocesan, we deny any such Church (especially as your constitution is) to be according to Christs Institution; and therefore were not, are not members of it.