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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the Parochial Churches, I pray how are we members of them?
1. Not by our Baptism; if that were your meaning, I would soon give arguments to confute it.
2. Not by my dwelling within such a Parish-bounds; though I am for the Vicinity of Church-members, yet I was not so simple when I was in my Place, to think that all the people that dwelt within the bounds of the Parish where I was Minister, must own me for their Minister; as if a spot of ground measured out by a Civil constitution, ⟨p. 80⟩must make a man a member of a Church, which as such is a spiritual and free society. I wish Dr. Goodman could convince all the Papists that dwell within these Parishes, that therefore they are members of the Church of England, or Schismatics.
2. Not by my dwelling within such a Parish-bounds; though I am for the Vicinity of Church-members, yet I was not so simple when I was in my Place, to think that all the people that dwelt within the bounds of the Parish where I was Minister, must own me for their Minister; as if a spot of ground measured out by a Civil constitution, ⟨p. 80⟩must make a man a member of a Church, which as such is a spiritual and free society. I wish Dr. Goodman could convince all the Papists that dwell within these Parishes, that therefore they are members of the Church of England, or Schismaticks.