178 .objethons s1,gainli Forms, or forms of teaching : And if we may ufe forms of Teaching as well as the Apoflles, why not alto forms ofpraying. If you fay that the Apoffles prefcribed the Church no Liturgy, I anfwer, That only proveth, that no one is univerfallyneceffary , nor to be uni- ver[ally impofed ? but not that thereforeno ufe of forms of prayer are lawful ; May we not now ufe the Lords Prayer, or pray in force other Scripture form? Obj. Pit the Apofles compelled none to sr je them. Anfw. Chrifl andhisApoflles Ahmed not the civil Sword, and therefore fo compelled men to nothing : But yet their authority bound the con, fcience; when Chrifl laid, whenyepray, fay, Our Father, &c. he bound them in duty to do as he bid them, though he forced them not. But Secondly, tell me if you can where God forbiddeth you to ufe good and lawful words in, prayer, meerly becaufe the Magif}rate or Paílor bids you ufe them.. Is this the meaningof all the Precepts of honouring andobeying your Superi- ors [ Do nothing which they bid youdo, though otherwife lawful.] O flrange expottion of the Fifth Commandment ? If you command your Child to learn a Catechifm or Form of Prayer be- fore his meat, or for other times, will you teach him to fay Father or Mother, sit had been lawful for me to ufe this Form , if neither you nor any body had bid me; But becaufe you bid me,now it is unlawful.] O whither will not partiality lead men I. Obj. But tl.ouuh it le lawful toimrofe forms on ckál-
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