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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.
2. Because else gross sin would certainly be the way to salvation. For such mis-application of Baptism, by the demanders at least, would certainly be gross sin, as well as mis-applying the Lords Supper.
3. Because it is clean contrary to the tenor of the new Covenant which promiseth salvation to none but penitent Believers and their seed: What God may do for others unknown to us, we have nothing to do with: But his Covenant hath made no other promise that I can find; […]d we are •ertain of no mans salvation by Baptism, to whom God never made a promise of it. If by the Children of the faithful, be meant not only their Natural seed, but the Adopted or bought also of which they are true Proprietors, yet that is nothing to all others.
3. Because it is clean contrary to the tenour of the new Covenant which promiseth salvation to none but penitent Believers and their seed: What God may do for others unknown to us, we have nothing to do with: But his Covenant hath made no other promise that I can find; 〈…〉d we are •ertain of no mans salvation by Baptism, to whom God never made a promise of it. If by the Children of the faithful, be meant not only their Natural seed, but the Adopted or bought also of which they are true Proprietors, yet that is nothing to all others.
4. To add to Gods words, Especially to his very Promise or Covenant, is so terrible a presumption, as we dare not be guilty of.