A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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Contents › Part 4: TOME IV. Christian Politics.Contents › Part 4: TOME IV. Christian Politicks.

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CHAP. XXI. Cases and Directions about Prodigality and sinful waste. What it is? p. 143. Ways of sinful waste. Q. 1. Are all men bound to fare alike? Or what is excess? Q. 2. What cost on visits and entertainments is lawful? (Whether the greatest good is still to be preferred?) Q. 3. What is excess in buildings? Q. 4. May we not in building, diet, &c. be at some charge for our Delight, as well as for Necessity? Q. 5. When are Recreations too costly? Q. 6. When is Apparel too costly? Q. 7. When is Retinue, Furniture and other pomp too costly? Q. 8. When is House-keeping too costly? Q. 9. When are Children's Portions too great? Q. 10. How far is frugality in small matters a duty? Q. 11. Must all labour in a Calling? Q. 12. May one desire to increase and grow rich? Q. 13. Can one be prodigal in giving to the Church? Q. 14. May one give too much to the poor? Q. 15. May the Rich lay out on conveniences, pomp or pleasure, when multitudes are in deep necessities? Directions against Prodigality. p. 143, &c.

CHAP. XXI. Cases and Directions about Prodigality and sinful waste. What it is? p. 143. Wayes of sinful waste. Q. 1. Are all men bound to fare alike? Or what is excess? Q. 2. What cost on visits and entertainments is lawful? (Whether the greatest good is still to be preferred?) Q. 3. What is excess in buildings? Q. 4. May we not in building, dyet, &c. be at some charge for our Delight, as well as for Necessity? Q. 5. When are Recreations too costly? Q. 6. When is Apparel too costly? Q. 7. When is Retinue, Furniture and other pomp too costly? Q. 8. When is House-keeping too costly? Q. 9. When are Childrens Portions too great? Q. 10. How far is frugality in small matters a duty? Q. 11. Must all labour in a Calling? Q. 12. May one desire to increase and grow rich? Q. 13. Can one be prodigal in giving to the Church? Q. 14. May one give too much to the poor? Q. 15. May the Rich lay out on conveniences, pomp or pleasure, when multitudes are in deep necessities? Directions against Prodigality. p. 143, &c.

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CHAP. XXII. Cases and Directions against injurious Law suits, witnessing and judgement. p. 148 Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Law suits and proceedings. Q. 1. When is it Lawful to go to Law? Q. 2. May I Sue a poor man for a Debt or Trespass? Q. 3. May I Sue a Surety whose interest was not concerned in the debt? Q. 4. May I Sue for the Use of Money? Q. 5. May Law Suits be used to vex and humble an insolent bad man? Q. 6. May a rich man use his friends and purse to bear down a poor man that hath a bad cause? Q. 7. May one use such forms in Law Suits (Declarations, Answers, &c.) as are false, according to the proper sense of the words? Q. 8. May a guilty person plead Not guilty? Q. 9. Is a man bound to accuse himself, and offer himself to justice? Q. 10. May a witness voluntarily speak that truth, which he knoweth will be ill used? Q. 11. May a witness conceal part of the truth? Q. 12. Must a Judge or Jury proceed secundum allegata & probata, when they know the witness to be false or the Cause bad, but cannot evince it? Tit 2. Directions against these sins. p. 150. The evil of unjust Suits. The evil of false witness. The evil of unjust judgements. The Cure. p. 150

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A Christian Directory

READER, Thou art desired to mend the following Errata with thy Pen; especially those marked with a Star. Some more false Spellings, false Pointings, &c. there are, but too slight to give thee any trouble.

READER, Thou art desired to mend the following Errata with thy Pen; especially those markt with a Star. Some more false Spellings, false Pointings, &c. there are, but too slight to give thee any trouble.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

READER, Thou art desired to mend the following Errata with thy Pen; especially those marked with a Star. Some more false Spellings, false Pointings, &c. there are, but too slight to give thee any trouble.

READER, Thou art desired to mend the following Errata with thy Pen; especially those markt with a Star. Some more false Spellings, false Pointings, &c. there are, but too slight to give thee any trouble.

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