A26892:5831
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.
Quest. 3. Whether we must take the Romish Clergy for true Ministers of Christ? And whether their Baptism, and Ordination be nullities?
I Join these two distinct Questions together for brevity.
I Joyn these two distinct Questions together for brevity.
1. As True signifieth Regularly called, so they are commonly Irregular and not True Ministers. But as True signifieth Real opposed to a nullity, so it is now to be further considered.
2. The doubt lieth either of the sufficiency of his Call, or of somewhat that is supposed to destroy it by contradiction or redundancy, 1. Whether he want any thing of absolute necessity to the office, who is called in the Church of Rome, or 2. Whether there be any thing in his office or entrance, which nullifieth or invalidateth that which else would be sufficient?
2. The doubt lyeth either of the sufficiency of his Call, or of somewhat that is supposed to destroy it by contradiction or redundancy, 1. Whether he want any thing of absolute necessity to the office, who is called in the Church of Rome, or 2. Whether there be any thing in his office or entrance, which nullifieth or invalidateth that which else would be sufficient?