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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.
And here to lenify the minds of Ithacian Prelates towards those that seek their own Edification, in such a case as this, or that refuse unworthy Pastors of their imposing I will entreat them to censure those near them no more sharply than they do the persons in these following instances. Yea if a separatist go too far, use him no more uncharitably, than you would do these men.
And here to lenifie the minds of Ithacian Prelates towards those that seek their own Edification, in such a case as this, or that refuse unworthy Pastors of their imposing I will intreat them to censure those neer them no more sharply than they do the persons in these following instances. Yea if a separatist go too far, use him no more uncharitably, than you would do these men.
1. Gildas Brit. is called Sapiens, and our eldest writer; And yet he calleth the multitude of the lewd British Clergy whom he reprehendeth in his Acris Correptio, Traitors and no Priests; and concludeth seriously, that he that calleth them Priests, is not eximius Christianus, any excellent Christian. Yet those few that were pious he excepteth and commendeth. Shall he account them no Priests, for their sinfulness, and will you force others, not only to call them Priests, but to commit their souls to such mens conduct? When Christ hath said, If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch? And Paul, Take heed unto thy self and unto the doctrine; for in so doing, thou shalt both save thy self and 1them that hear thee?
1. Gildas Brit. is called Sapiens, and our eldest writer; And yet he calleth the multitude of the lewd British Clergy whom he reprehendeth in his Acris Correptio, Traytors and no Priests; and concludeth seriously, that he that calleth them Priests, is not eximius Christianus, any excellent Christian. Yet those few that were pious he excepteth and commendeth. Shall he account them no Priests, for their sinfulness, and will you force others, not only to call them Priests, but to commit their souls to such mens conduct? When Christ hath said, If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch? And Paul, Take heed unto thy self and unto the doctrine; for in so doing, thou shalt both save thy self and