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

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Part 3 › Question 28: Quest. 28. Who is the Judge of Controversies in the Church? 1. About the Exposition of…Part 3 › Question 28: Quest. 28. Who is the Iudge of Controversies in the Church? 1. About the Exposition of…

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.

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2. The public Governing Decisive judgement, obliging others, belongeth to public persons, or Officers¹ of God, and not to any private man.²

2. The publick Governing Decisive judgement, obliging others, belongeth to publick persons, or Officers¹ of God, and not to any private man.²

1Eph. 4. 7, 13, 14, 15, 16.
21 Cor. 12. 28, 29. 17.

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3. The public decision of Doubts or Controversies about Faith it self, or the true sense of Gods Word and Laws, as obliging the whole Church on Earth to believe that decision, or not gainsay it,¹ because of the Infallibility or Governing authority of the Deciders, belongeth to none but Jesus Christ; Because as is said, he hath made no Universal Governor, nor Infallible Expositor. It belongeth to the Law-giver only to make such an Universally obliging Exposition of his own Laws.

3. The publick decision of Doubts or Controversies about Faith it self, or the true sense of Gods Word and Laws, as obliging the whole Church on Earth to believe that decision, or not gainsay it,¹ because of the Infallibility or Governing authority of the Deciders, belongeth to none but Jesus Christ; Because as is said, he hath made no Universal Governour, nor Infallible Expositor. It belongeth to the Law-giver only to make such an Universally obliging Exposition of his own Laws.

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A Christian Directory

Quest. 29. Whether a Parents power over his Children, or a Pastor or many Pastors or Bishops over the same Children, as parts of their flock, be greater, or more obliging in matters of Religion and public Worship?

Quest. 29. Whether a Parents power over his Children, or a Pastor or many Pastors or Bishops over the same Children, as parts of their flock, be greater, or more obliging in matters of Religion and publick Worship?

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Quest. 29. Whether a Parents power over his Children, or a Pastor or many Pastors or Bishops over the same Children, as parts of their flock, be greater, or more obliging in matters of Religion and public Worship?

Quest. 29. Whether a Parents power over his Children, or a Pastor or many Pastors or Bishops over the same Children, as parts of their flock, be greater, or more obliging in matters of Religion and publick Worship?

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