A41330:83
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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When I read these lines first, I read them again, and again, to see if I were not mistaken, they were so strange unto me at the first reading; when I saw I was not mistaken, I turned to the beginning to see who did License it, and was amazed when I saw the name. According to this, Cerinthus, Pelagius, Arius, Socinus, Turks, Jews, yea Vaninus, ⟨p. 4⟩may all subscribe the Articles, and be Sons of the Church of England, if they can but keep their tongues from contradicting them, though they do not believe one of them. Though I am a Nonconformist, yet I am such a friend to the Church of England as to her Doctrine, that I abhor these lines, and charge that Bishop Bramhall with doing wrong to the Church. It seems when other Churches abroad read these 39 Articles as the Confession of the Faith of the Church of England, and suppose we do believe them to be true, they are grossly mistaken, it may be we believe not one; the Church do not oblige her Sons to it, but only not to contradict them. They are deluded, the Church reproached, and God is mocked.
When I read these lines first, I read them again, and again, to see if I were not mistaken, they were so strange unto me at the first reading; when I saw I was not mistaken, I turned to the beginning to see who did License it, and was amazed when I saw the name. According to this, Cerinthus, Pelagius, Arius, Socinus, Turks, Jews, yea Vaninus, ⟨p. 4⟩may all subscribe the Articles, and be Sons of the Church of England, if they can but keep their tongues from contradicting them, though they do not believe one of them. Though I am a Nonconformist, yet I am such a friend to the Church of England as to her Doctrine, that I abhor these lines, and charge that Bishop Bramhall with doing wrong to the Church. It seems when other Churches abroad read these 39 Articles as the Confession of the Faith of the Church of England, and suppose we do believe them to be true, they are grosly mistaken, it may be we believe not one; the Church do not oblige her Sons to it, but only not to contradict them. They are deluded, the Church reproached, and God is mocked.