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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.
Contents › Part 4: TOME IV. Christian Politics.Contents › Part 4: TOME IV. Christian Politicks.
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.
What Love is due to a Minister that hath been the means of my Conversion? Q. 9. What is the sin and danger of Loving another too much? Q. 10. What must be the Qualifications of a bosom friend? Twenty things necessary to such friendship; so rare as prove it rare: Directions for the right use of special friendship. p. 184
What Love is due to a Minister that hath been the means of my Conversion? Q. 9. What is the sin and danger of Loving another too much? Q. 10. What must be the Qualifications of a bosome friend? Twenty things necessary to such friendship; so rare as prove it rare: Directions for the right use of special friendship. p. 184
CHAP. XXIX. Cases and Directions for Loving Enemies and doing them good (beside what is said before Chap. 9. of forgiving them.) p. 189 Tit. 1. Q. 1. Whom must I account and Love as an Enemy. Q. 2. Why and how must an Enemy be loved? Q. 3. Must I desire God to forgive him while he repenteth not? Q. 4. What if he be my Enemy for Religion, and so an Enemy to God? Q. 5. What if my benefits enable and embolden him to do hurt? Q. 6. May I not hurt an Enemy in my own Defence, and wish him as much hurt as I may do him? Q. 7. Must Kings and States Love their Enemies? How then shall they make Wa•? Tit. 2. Motives to Love and do good to Enemies? p. 187 Tit. 3. Directions for the practice. p. 188
CHAP. XXIX. Cases and Directions for Loving Enemies and doing them good (beside what is said before Chap. 9. of forgiving them.) p. 189 Tit. 1. Q. 1. Whom must I account and Love as an Enemy. Q. 2. Why and how must an Enemy be loved? Q. 3. Must I d•sire God to forgive him while he repenteth not? Q. 4. What if he be my Enemy for Religion, and so an Enemy to God? Q. 5. What if my benefits enable and embolden him to do hurt? Q. 6. May I not hurt an Enemy in my own Defence, and wish him as much hurt as I may do him? Q. 7. Must Kings and States Love their Enemies? How then shall they make Wa?