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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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Besides, doth the Church not care though her Sons be such gross Hypocrites? Doth not Reason and Religion teach me first to try, examine, and to believe the thing to be lawful before I practise? Whatever is not of faith is sin, Rom. 14 23.
I know two Conformists, one is known to be a right Son, the other is suspected; neither of these do wear the Surplice; the reason is the same for both, neither Parish had provided one; when they came to the Court, the right Son hath nothing said to him, though he did not practise; the other was suspended. Was it not the internal assent that the Court regarded? it was that saved the true Son.
Are we not commanded unfeignedly to assent and consent to all things in the Common-Prayer Book, in which are several Creeds? and you ⟨p. 5⟩tell us, the Doctrine of your Thirty-nine Articles, contained.
To conclude this Head: of old he was esteemed a true Son of the Church of England, who was tite to the 39 Articles, subscribing to them in their Literal and Grammatical sense, as the King required. Now he is reputed the true Son of the Church, who doth but submit to these three articles that respect the Ceremonies, Rites, Episcopacy, &c. let him for Doctrine be an Arminian, Socinian, Papist, no matter how corrupt.