A26892:6653
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.
3. Not as distinguishing the parts that are to obey, the duties commanded, and the sins forbidden, as if the King ruled the Body only and the Pastor the soul. For the soul is bound to obey the King, or else the Body could not be bound to obey him; unless by cords. And the Body must obey the Preacher as well as the soul. Murder, drunkenness, swearing, lying, and such other external Vices, are under the Pastors power to forbid in Christs name, as well as the Kings.
4. Not as if all the external parts or actions of Religion were exempted from the Pastors power. For preaching, praying, reading, Sacraments, Church-assemblies, are external parts of Religion, and under the Pastors care.
But in two respects the External power is only the Kings or Civil Magistrates. 1. As it is denominated from the sword or mulcts or Corporal penalties, which is the external means of execution: 1Though in this respect the distinction were far more intelligibly expressed by [The Government by the sword, and by the sacred word.]
But in two respects the External power is only the Kings or Civil Magistrates. 1. As it is denominated from the sword or mulcts or Corporal penalties, which is the external means of execution: 1Though in this respect the distinction were far more intelligibly exprest by [The Government by the sword, and by the sacred word.]
- 1As Bishop Bilson of Obed. useth still to distinguish them; with many others: See B. Carlton of Jurisdiction.