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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
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Having opened our description for finding out the true Schismatical Church or Persons, let me give the Reader my mind under several Propositions.
First, I reassume that which I mentioned before, viz. the body of Christ is but one; and that Schism is found in the visible body.
2ly. This body being but one, hence then, that this one body comes to be divided into so many particular Churches, and meeting in so many particular places to celebrate the Sacrament, and the other Institutions of Christ, it is is but accidental, and not essential to this body, it being the consequent of that vast number which makes up this one body.
3ly. Such yet ought to be the Conformity of all these particular Churches unto the Gospel pattern, the Law and Rule of their Head, in their Faith and Doctrine, in their Worship and Discipline, in their conversation and practise, I may add, and constitutions, that wherever the members of this body come, they may manifest their Unity, and Christian Ecclesiastical love to and with those particular Churches, without any just scruple or doubt. It being not in the power of any particular Church to vary in the least from that Rule and Pattern their Lord and Head hath given them; for in so doing they deny him to be the Head, and make themselves the Head. The Head is to direct.