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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Must the Pastor first call the Church, and aggregate them to himself, or the Church first Congregate themselves and then choose the Pastor? p. 829 Q. 54. Wherein doth a particular Church of Christ differ from a consociation of many Churches? ibid. Q. 55. Whether a particular Church may consist of more Assemblies than one? or must needs meet all in one place? ibid. Q. 56. Is any form of Church-Government of Divine Institution? p. 830 Q. 57. Whether any forms of Churches and Church-Government or any new Church-officers may lawfully be invented and made by ma•? p. 832 Q 58. Whether any part of the proper Pastoral or Episcopal power may be given or deputed to a Lay man, or to one of any other office; or their proper work may be performed by such? p. 839 Q. 59. May a Lay man Preach or expound the Scriptures? or what of this is proper to the Pastors office? p. 840 Q 60. What is the true sense of the distinction of Pastoral power in foro interior & exteriore, rightly used? ibid. Q. 61. In what sense is it true that some say that the Magistrate only hath the external Government of the Church, and the Pastor the Internal. p 841 Q. 62. Is the trial, judgement, or consent of the Laity necessary to the admittance of a member into the universal or particular Church? ibid. Q. 63. What power have the people in Church Censures and Excommunication? p. 842 Q. 64 What is the peoples remedy in case of the Pastors male-administration? ibid. Q. 65. May one be a Pastor or a member of a particular ⟨image 12⟩Church who liveth so far from it, as to be uncapable of personal communion with them. p. 843 Q. 66. If a man be injuriously suspended or Excommunicated by the Pastor or people, which way shall he have remedy? ibid. Q. 67. Doth presence always make us guilty of the •vils or faults of the Pastor in Gods Worship, or of the Church? or In what cases are we guilty? ibid. Q. 68. Is it lawful to communicate in the Sacrament with wicked men? p. 844 Q. 69. Have all the members of the Church right to the Lords Table, and is suspension Lawful? ibid. Q. 70. Is there any such thing in the Church, as a rank or Classis or species of Church-members at age who are not to be admitted to the Lords Table but only to the hearing the Word, and Prayer, between Infant members and adult-confirmed ones? p. 845 Q. 71. Whether a form of Prayer be lawful? p. 847 Q. 72.
Must the Pastor first call the Church, and aggregate them to himself, or the Church first Congregate themselves and then choose the Pastor? p. 829 Q. 54. Wherein doth a particular Church of Christ differ from a consociation of many Churches? ibid. Q. 55. Whether a particular Church may consist of more Assemblies than one? or must needs meet all in one place? ibid. Q. 56. Is any form of Church-Government of Divine Institution? p. 830 Q. 57. Whether any formes of Churches and Church-Government or any new Church-officers may lawfully be invented and made by ma? p. 832 Q 58. Whether any part of the proper Pastoral or Episcopal power may be given or deputed to a Lay man, or to one of any other office; or their proper work may be performed by such? p. 839 Q. 59. May a Lay man Preach or expound the Scriptures? or what of this is proper to the Pastors office? p. 840 Q 60. What is the true sense of the distinction of Pastoral power in foro interiore & exteriore, rightly used? ibid. Q. 61. In what sense is it true that some say that the Magistrate only hath the external Government of the Church, and the Pastor the Internal. p 841 Q. 62. Is the tryal, judgement, or consent of the Laity necessary to the admittance of a member into the universal or particular Church? ibid. Q. 63. What power have the people in Church Censures and Excommunication? p. 842 Q. 64 What is the peoples remedy in case of the Pastors male-administration? ibid. Q. 65. May one be a Pastor or a member of a particular