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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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2. Those Elders, as well as the people, were the Apostles Converts: these being but newly brought home to the Faith, well may their Fathers have power over them, and cause enough to visit them; the case is not so here.
2. Those Elders, as well as the people, were the Aposties Converts: these being but newly brought home to the Faith, well may their Fathers have power over them, and cause enough to visit them; the case is not so here.
3ly. When the Apostles come to deal with the ordinary Elders, there is no intimation left of any such power of one Prelate over the rest. You tell us p. 45. that Timothy was Ordained Bishop of Ephesus ⟨p. 91⟩about the 13th. year of Claudius. I hope you will not force it from 1 Tim. 1.3. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus. He must have an illuminated Intellect indeed, who can force the ordination of a Bishop out of these words. Besides, certainly had he been Bishop there, Paul need not have besought him to be resident there; but however sure I am, he must be ordained before Pauls journey to Jerusalem Acts 20. for he tells Timothy, 1 Tim. 3.14. he hoped to come unto him shortly, but Act. 20.25. when he sent for the Elders of Ephesus, he tells them they shall see his face no more. If Timothy then were Bishop of Ephesus before this time, then he was there now, and was now sent for, which I shall never believe, that Paul would not mention him in particular, whose Name he uses to join with his in several Epistles. But if Timothy did come with the other Elders, here is no difference made of this Prelate from the other Elders, but 28. ver. he gives the same alike to them all. Therefore I deny your Consequence. If Timothy were Bishop of phesus, what need Paul tell him, in his second Epistle to him, Chap. 4.12. Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus? he might have spared that line, for Timothy must needs know it, if he came to him there.