An humble apology for non-conformists with modest and serious reflections on the Friendly debate…

As for the way by Doctrine, Reason, and Use, by Testimonies out of the holy Scriptures, more than Citations out of the Ancient Fathers, or by Reasons deduced from Philosophy, (such as I apprehend was the preaching of Mr. Perkins, Mr. Hildersham, old Mr. Dod, Archbishop Usher, Bishop Sanderson, Bishop Reynolds, and many others in our days) I think it most edifying to ordinary Auditors: And this I conceive to be that which the Assembly mean in their Directory for preaching, and others in their Prayers before Sermon, by preaching in the evidence and demonstration of the Spirit and of Power. Bishop Hall in his Paraphrase, and the Bishop of Chester in his Ecclesiastes, as I conceive, are both of this Judgment. Scripture-Reasons, and Scripture-words and phrases, do best of all become a Minister of the Word. Doctrina Evangelii cum sit Divina ⟨p. 67⟩ac tota spiritualis Divinis etiam verbis explicanda, & Divinis rationibus confirmanda est, ut proportio servetur inter res & verba itemque argumenta qua•• non temerè in rebus Theologicis usurpandae sunt ••manae phrases, nec rationes Philosophicae nisi pror•• evidentes sint facile adhibendae. Vorstius on the second Chapter of the first Epistle to the Corinthians.

As for the way by Doctrine, Reason, and Use, by Testimonies out of the holy Scriptures, more than Citations out of the Ancient Fathers, or by Reasons deduced from Philosophy, (such as I apprehend was the preaching of Mr. Perkins, Mr. Hildersham, old Mr. Dod, Archbishop Usher, Bishop Sanderson, Bishop Reynolds, and many others in our days) I think it most edifying to ordinary Auditors: And this I conceive to be that which the Assembly mean in their Directory for preaching, and others in their Prayers before Sermon, by preaching in the evidence and demonstration of the Spirit and of Power. Bishop Hall in his Paraphrase, and the Bishop of Chester in his Ecclesi•stes, as I conceive, are both of this Judgment. Scripture-Reasons, and Scripture-words and phrases, do best of all become a Minister of the Word. Doctrina Evangelii cum sit Divina ⟨p. 67⟩ac tota spiritualis Divinis etiam verbis explicanda, & Divinis rationibus confirmanda est, ut proportio servetur inter res & verba itemque argumenta qua non temerè in rebus Theologicis usurpandae sunt manae phrases, nec rationes Philosophicae nisi pror evidentes sint facile adhibendae. Vorstius on the second Chapter of the first Epistle to the Corinthians.