A26892:6712
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.
1. It is certain that such Catechumens as are in mere preparation to faith, repentance and baptism, are no Church-members or Christians at all; and so in none of these ranks.
1. It is certain that such Catechumens as are in meer preparation to faith, repentance and baptism, are no Church-members or Christians at all; and so in none of these ranks.
2. Baptism is the only ordinary regular door of entrance into the visible Church; and no man (unless in extraordinary cases) is to be taken for a Church-member or visible Christian till Baptized.
2. Baptism is the only ordinary regular door of enterance into the visible Church; and no man (unless in extraordinary cases) is to be taken for a Church-member or visible Christian till Baptized.
Two Objections are brought against this. 1. The Infants of Christians are Church-members as such, before baptism, and so are believers: They are baptized because members, and not members by baptism.
Answ. This case hath no difficulty: 1. A Believer as such, is a member of Christ and the Church