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The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…
The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their principles about civil and ecclesiastical authority and obedience ... : mostly written many years past, and now published to save our lives and the kingdoms peace, from the false and bloody plotters ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
65. Though Order and Decency be necessary, and some particular circumstances by which it is expressed indefinitely; yet not always the very same Circumstance and expression: But one may serve as well as another.
66. If one man will call these mutable Circumstances, (as genuflexion, putting off the hat, &c.) by the name of Worship, and so say that man may command new-external worship; And another will call them only Circumstances of worship, and not worship, and then say that man may ⟨p. 34⟩not command new acts of worship] this is but lis de nomine: and they must agree first of the sense of the word worship before they trouble the Church with strife.
67. I will instance in twenty particulars in which we called Puritans and Non-conformists do grant that it belongeth not to the Perfection of Gods word particularly to determine, but only to give General Laws for determination.
1. What day and hour (besides the Lords day) the Church shall meet. 2. Of what length Readings, Sermons, prayers and meetings shall be. 3. When and how often public fasts and thanksgiving are to be celebrated. 4. In what place the Church shall meet. 5. Of the convenient shape of the Temples, Ornaments, seats, bells, Clocks, &c. 6. Of the place and shape of the Pulpit, reading place, font, table, &c. 7. Of the subject of the present Sermon. 8. Of the Method of the Sermon. 9. Of the words of Sermon and prayers and praises. 10. Of the using or not using Sermon notes, or other helps for memory. 11. What translation of the Scripture shall be used. 12. And what Version or Meter of the singing