A41330:709
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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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.
To open it, I shall be short.
1st. That Christ hath a Body Natural and Mystical, or a body in a mystery, which is to him as his natural body, is known to all Christians, Ephes 1.22. speaking of Christ, He is the head over all to the Church, v. 23. which is his body. This Head, and this Body, make up one Christ mystical, 1 Cor. 12.12. so is Christ.
2ly. This Body of Christ is but one; two Bodies joined to one Head, much more thousands, were monstrous. All the believers in all the particular Churches of the world make up but this one Body of Christ, [Greek or Hebrew], Ehes. 4 4. one body. So Rom. 12.4, 5. & 1 Cor. 12.12. so Revel. 19. & ch. 21. one Bride, one Wife.
2ly. This Body of Christ is but one; two Bodies joined to one Head, much more thousands, were monstrous. All the believers in all the particular Churches of the world make up but this one Body of Christ, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Ehes. 4 4. one body. So Rom. 12.4, 5. & 1 Cor. 12.12