A26892:6824
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.
4. One may have more Commodities and the other more discommodities in one Country, and age than in another; and with some persons than with others.
4. One may have more Commodities and the other more discommodities in one Countrey, and age than in another; and with some persons than with others.
4. Sober Christians should be very backward in such cases to quarrel with the Churches where they live or come, but humbly submit to them in lawful things, though they think them inconvenient; Because it is not they that are the Governors and Judges.
4. Sober Christians should be very backward in such cases to quarrel with the Churches where they live or come, but humbly submit to them in lawful things, though they think them inconvenient; Because it is not they that are the Governours and Judges.
5. The Commands of Authority and the Concord of the Churches may weigh down many lighter accidents.
6. I crave leave to profess that my own judgement is, that somewhat of both ways joined together will best obviate the incommodities of both. To have so much wholesome, methodical, unquestionable forms as near as may be in Scripture phrase, as is necessary to avoid the inconvenience of a total exclusion of forms, and to the attainment of their desirable Ends; and