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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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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.
I would have lest Dr. Goodman, or whoever it was, that was the Author of the serious and compassionate Inquiry, &c. till I had come to his stating of the Questions, but that I find him, p. 67, 69. giving one cause, which he imputes to us, worthy the taking notice of; and the speaking to it here, will save me a labour afterwards.
A great part of this Nation, saith he, having been leavened with Jewish superstition, or Jewish Traditions, hath thereby been indisposed to an uniform reception of the reformation of Religion held forth by this Church; and thus doth charge us with Judaism, quoting Cartwright, Ainsworth, and H. Broughton, who were great Students in the Rabbinical writings, and they leavened us, p. 68.