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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.
Whether Religious Worship may be given to a Creature and what? p. 872 Q. 113. What Images, and what use of Images, is Lawful or Unlawful. p. 873 Q. 114 Whether Stage-plays where the virtuous and vicious are personated be lawful? p. 877 Q. 115. Is it ever unlawful to use the known Symbols and badges of Idolatry? p. 878 Q. 116. Is it unlawful to use the Badge or Symbol of any error or sect in the Worship of God? p. 879 Q. 117. Are all Indifferent things made unlawful to us, which shall be abused to Idolatrous Worship? p. 879 Q. 118. May we use the names of week days which Idolaters honoured their Idols with, •s Sunday, Monday, Saturday, and the rest; And so the Months? p. 880 Q. 119. Is it lawful to pray secretly when we come first into the Church, especially when the Church is otherwise employed? ibid. Q. 120. May a Preacher kneel down in the Pulpit and use his private prayers when he is in the Assembly? p. 881 Q. 121. May a Minister pray publicly in his own name singly, for himself or others; or only in the Churches name, as their mouth to God? ibid. Q. 122. May the name Priests, Sacrifice, and Altar be lawfully now used instead of Christs Ministers, Worship, and the Holy Table? p. 882 Q. 123. May the Communion Table be turned Altarwise and Railed in, And is it lawful to come up to the Rails to communicate? p. 882 Q. 124. Is it lawful to use David's Psalms in our Assemblies? p. 883 Q. 125. May Psalms be used as prayers, and praises and Thanksgivings? or only as Instructive; Even the Reading as well as the singing of them? ibid. Q. 126. Are our Church-Tunes Lawful being of mans invention? p. 884 Q. 127. Is Church Music by Organs or such Instruments Lawful? ibid. Q. 128. Is the Lords day a Sabbath, and so to be called and kept, and that of Divine institution, And is the seventh day Sabbath abrogated, &c? p. 885 Q. 129. Is it Lawful to appoint humane Holy days, and observe them? ibid. Q. 130. How far is the holy Scriptures a Law and perfect Rule to us? p. 886 Q. 131. What Additions or humane Inventions in or about Religion not commanded in Scripture, are Lawful or Unlawful? p. 887 Q. 132. I• it unlawful to obey in all th•se cases, where it is unlawful to impose and command, or in what cases; And how far Pastors must be believed and obeyed? p. 888 Q. 133.
Whether Religious Worship may be given to a Creature and what? p. 872 Q. 113. What Images, and what use of Images, is Lawful or Unlawful. p. 873 Q. 114 Whether Stage-plays where the virtuous and vitious are personated be lawful? p. 877 Q. 115. Is it ever unlawful to use the known Symbols and badges of Idolatry? p. 878 Q. 116. Is it unlawful to use the Badge or Symbol of any errour or sect in the Worship of God? p. 879 Q. 117. Are all Indifferent things made unlawful to us, which shall be abused to Idolatrus Worship? p. 879 Q. 118. May we use the names of week dayes which Idolatrs honoured their Idols with, s Sunday, Munday, Saturday, and the rest; And so the Months? p. 880 Q. 119. Is it lawful to pray secretly when we come first into the Church, especially when the Church is otherwise employed? ibid. Q. 120. May a Preacher kneel down in the Pulpit and use his private prayers when he is in the Assembly? p. 881 Q. 121. May a Minister pray publickly in his own name singly, for himself or others; or only in the Churches name, as their mouth to God? ibid. Q. 122. May the name Priests, Sacrifice, and Altar be lawfully now used instead of Christs Ministers, Worship, and the Holy Table? p. 882 Q. 123. May the Communion Table be turned Altarwise and Railed in, And is it lawful to come up to the Rails to communicate? p. 882 Q. 124. Is it lawful to use David's Psalms in our Assemblies? p. 883 Q. 125. May Psalms be used as prayers, and praises and Thanksgivings? or only as Instructive; Even the Reading as well as the singing of them? ibid. Q. 126. Are our Church-Tunes Lawful being of mans invention? p. 884 Q. 127. Is Church Musick by Organs or such Instruments Lawful? ibid. Q. 128. Is the Lords day a Sabbath, and so to be called and kept, and that of Divine institution, And is the seventh day Sabbath abrogated, &c? p. 885 Q. 129. Is it Lawful to appoint humane Holy dayes, and observe them? ibid. Q. 130. How far is the holy Scriptures a Law and perfect Rule to us? p. 886 Q. 131. What Additions or humane Inventions in or about Religion not commanded in Scripture, are Lawful or Unlawful? p. 887 Q. 132. I it unlawful to obey in all thse cases, where it is unlawful to impose and command, or in what cases; And how far Pastors must be believed and obeyed? p. 888 Q. 133.