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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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A. Sir, is our salvation all that we should regard? Is not the glory and honour of God a thing to be attended? Is not this glory and honour of his, the first thing to be intended in his Worship? Is it not his honour when his Sovereignty and Wisdom alone commands in his Worship? In case he be deprived of his Worship, is this honour to him? Sir, you make your Inventions, though in themselves indifferent, yet being commanded by mans Authority, to alter in some sort their natures (they are the words of your Canon upon the Cross) and so necessary you make them, that without these God shall have no worship at all. Witness Barthol mewday.
A. Sir, is our salvation all that we should regard? Is not the glory and honour of God a thing to be attended? Is not this glory and honour of his, the first thing to be intended in his Worship? Is it not his honour when his Soveraignty and Wisdom alone commands in his Worship? In case he be deprived of his Worship, is this honour to him? Sir, you make your Inventions, though in themselves indifferent, yet being commanded by mans Authority, to alter in some sort their natures (they are the words of your Canon upon the Cross) and so necessary you make them, that without these God shall have no worship at all. Witness Barthol mewday.
As to the Liturgy which you impose, you tell us, p. 332. you will say nothing, Dr. Falkner having so well defended it.
A. I know it is imputed to our pride and conceitedness of our own gifts, that we use it not. Sir, I do profess in words of sobriety, if you, or Dr. Falkner can assure me infallibly, ⟨p. 101⟩that I should be pleasing to God, and that I should discharge my Office as I ought, only by reading Forms of Prayer, I will be as ready to use nothing but Forms, as you are ready and resolute to impose them; I would use also that Form of prayer before my Sermon, which your 55th Canon does command to be used before Sermon; and so nothing but Forms, which is the sense of your Church. I say, may I be but as pleasing to God. My reason is, I observe it would very much please my corrupt, lazy, unbelieving heart. I should not need then to beg of God the presence of his Spirit to help me as to the matter of prayer; nor need I act my faith and dependence upon him as conscious of my own insufficiency,