A41330:782
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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Therefore one Prelate but of ordinary mission, commission and qualification, that never converted one Church, (may be not one person in truth), shall have power over many Elders and Congregations where he never Preached; over so many, that if he Preached every Lord's day, he could not preach once in a year to them; yea so many, that if he Preached every day in the year, he could not preach once in a year to them, (some Dioceses are so large.) This consequent from such an Antecedent, my dull Intellect cannot reach I deny the Consequence.
Therefore one Prelate but of ordinary mission, commission and qualification, that never converted one Church, (may be not one person in truth), shall have power over many Elders and Congregations where he never Preached; over so many, that if he Preached every Lordsday, he could not preach once in a year to them; yea so many, that if he Preached every day in the year, he could not preach once in a year to them, (some Diocesses are so large.) This consequent from such an Antecedent, my dull Intellect cannot reach I deny the Consequence.
What might be said, I foresee, and would have prevented it, but I am in a Postscript, and so can only touch things as I pass.
Arguments he fetches from three Topics, to prove the superiority of one single person over other Elders.
Arguments he fetches from three Topicks, to prove the superiority of one single person over other Elders.