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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.
Quest. 79. Is it lawful to forbear the preaching of some Truths, upon mans prohibition, that I may have liberty to preach the rest: yea, and to promise before hand to forbear them? Or to do it for the Churches peace?
Answ. 1. Some Truths are of so great moment and necessity, that without them you cannot preach the Gospel in a saving sort. These you may not forbear nor promise to forbear.
Answ. 1. SOme Truths are of so great moment and necessity, that without them you cannot preach the Gospel in a saving sort. These you may not forbear nor promise to forbear.
2. Some Truths are such as God at that time doth call men eminently to publish and receive (as against some Heresy when it is in the very height, or the Church in greatest danger of it: Or concerning some Duty which God then specially calleth men to perform (As the duty of Loyalty just in the time of a perilous Rebellion, &c.) Such preaching being a Duty, must not be forborne, when it can be performed upon lawful terms.
2. Some Truths are such as God at that time doth call men eminently to publish and receive (as against some Heresie when it is in the very height, or the Church in greatest danger of it: Or concerning some Duty which God then specially calleth men to perform (As the duty of Loyalty just in the time of a perillous Rebellion, &c.) Such preaching being a Duty, must not be forborn, when it can be performed upon lawful terms.