A41330:724
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, I would thank either of them if they would give us a stout piece against Erastus and his followers.
2ly. If by Episcopal Government they mean such as now is among us, let them first prove it is of Divine Institution, which all the Commencers in Cambridge or Oxford shall never be able to do, so long as there is a Bible; and if they cannot do that, then where is the schism? It's rather our duty to separate from what is not of Christs planting in his house.
2ly. If by Episcopal Government they mean such as now is among us, let them first prove it is of Divine Institution, which all the Commencers in Cambridg or Oxford shall never be able to do, so long as there is a Bible; and if they cannot do that, then where is the schism? It's rather our duty to separate from what is not of Christs planting in his house.
3ly. But let the Government be of Christs Institution, yet wherein doth that Government show it self? among other things in letting in, or casting out of this body? by admitting or casting out from these Ordinances of the Sacraments? but that refusing, or separation from such Episcopal-Government, merely as Episcopal, should be Mortal schisma, this is but the figment of the delirant-brain of a Prelatical Zealot.
3ly. But let the Government be of Christs Institution, yet wherein doth that Government shew it self? among other things in letting in, or casting out of this body? by admitting or casting out from these Ordinances of the Sacraments? but that refusing, or separation from such Episcopal-Government, meerly as Episcopal, should be Mortale schisma, this is but the figment of the delirant-brain of a Prelatical Zealot.