180 Objellións gigat:nff Forms. forms on the Minifters themfelves. Anf. Birfl,I know no man that quefiioneth but fome form of prayer and praife were impofed by God himfelf, on the 3enifh Minifters ; And one was taught by Chrifl to his Apoftles : And a form of Profeffion of faith, and of Baptifm and the Lordi' fupper is impofed on all the Miniflers of the Church. And Joel a. 17. a form of prayer is taught thePriefis : Secondly, But we are not now pleading for the needlefs impofing of any forms) nor the cauflefs refiraint of extempora- rary prayers. I have fully born my teflimony a- , gainfi that in due feafon : But many things are lawfully and neceffarily obeyed, which are not lawfully commanded , as I shall Thew you more anon. I could heartily with that we could fay that all Minifters ( of any party ) were fuch as were wholly above the need of forms. Or at leafl fuch whole own compofures were better for for the Church, than any that could be offered them by others (If it were not a contradi- &ion) But all that I now expe& from the Obje&ors is, that they tell me or themfelves, what proof they have that it is a fin for a /*nuttier only to ufe an impofed form , when all the Congregation elfe may ufe it ? Anfwer this well before yougo. And I pray letall the people note here , that it is not, nor cannot be denied, but that a form ( even anew one every day) may be lawfully be impofed upon all them; and that the queflion is only of the Miniflers ufe of impofed forms. Obi. But our Mir ifltrs do not impofe their pray- of by ford. Nomonommilill
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