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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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1. I pray, Sir, give us (since you are so acquainted with Christs secrets) an Intelligible account, why, since there were so many Churches in Europe, and those Churches in the Metropoles, yet the Lord writes not to one of them in the Apocalypse, only to Asia? Was not Rome a Metropoles, and there a Church?
1. I pray, Sir, give us (since you are so acquainted with Christs secrets) an Intelligible account, why, since there were so many Churches in Europe, and those Churches in the Metropoles, yet the Lord writes not to one of them in the Apocalyps, only to Asia? Was not Rome a Metropoles, and there a Church?
2ly. Are you sure these were all Metropoles? It seems there is some question about Philadelphia, and your solution does not satisfy. So for Thyatira, it seems Pliny doth not give it this honour, but Ptolemy doth. So that we must rest upon a Humane Faith, and prove which of these was the truest Writer.
2ly. Are you sure these were all Metropoles? It seems there is some question about Philadelphia, and your solution does not satisfie. So for Thyatira, it seems Pliny doth not give it this honour, but Ptolomy doth. So that we must rest upon a Humane Faith, and prove which of these was the truest Writer.
3ly. But are you sure there were no more Churches in Asia than fell under the seven Archbishops? Which of these was Archbishop to the Churches in Galatia? that was a Province in Asia; but none of these Cities Metropolis there, for Ancyra was. Antioch a Metropolis then under none of these, yet there a Church. To which I pray did Coloss belong? Cappadocia, Pontus, Bithynia, were all Provinces in Asia, and in these were Churches no doubt, for the Apostle writing to the Believers in these Provinces,