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The judgment of Mr. Baxter concerning ceremonies and conformity in the points of difference…
The judgment of Mr. Baxter concerning ceremonies and conformity in the points of difference betwixt the Church of England and the dissenters now published in vindication of the moderate and learned part of the Presbyterians, to let the world see that they are not so irreconcilable to the discipline of the Church of England, as some people would have us believe.The judgment of Mr. Baxter concerning ceremonies and conformity in the points of difference betwixt the Church of England and the dissenters novv published in vindication of the moderate and learned part of the Presbyterians, to let the vvorld see that they are not so irreconcilable to the discipline of the Church of England, as some people vvould have us believe.
Printed at London, and Re-printed at Edinburgh : s.n., 1689
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Prop 1. A stinted Liturgy is in it self Lawful; and it is thus proved.
Arg. 1, That which is not directly, nor consequentially forbidden by God, remaineth lawful; a stinted Liturgy, is not directly, or consequentially forbidden of God, therefore it remaineth Lawful.
Arg. 1, That which is not directly, nor consequentially forbidden by God, remaineth lawful; a stint•d Liturgie, is not directly, or consequentially forbidden of God, therefore it remaineth Lawful.
The major is undoubted, because nothing but a prohibition can make a thing unlawful: Sin is the transgression of a Law; when there is no Law, there is no Transgression. And yet I have heard very reverend Men answer this, That it is enough that it is not commanded though not forbidden which is plainly to deny both Scripture and Civil Principles.
The major is undoubted, because nothing but a prohibition can make a thing unlawful: Sin is the transgression of a Lavv; vvhen there is no Lavv, there is no Transgression. And yet I have heard very reverend Men answer this, That it is enough that it is not commanded though not forbidden which is plainly to deny both Scripture and Civil Principles.