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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
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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.
3. But some Truths are Controverted among good men; and some are of a lower nature and usefulness: And concerning these I further say,
1. That you may not renounce them or deny them, not subscribe to the smallest untruth for liberty to preach the greatest truth.
2. But you may for the time that the Churches benefit requireth it, both forbear to preach them, and promise to forbear, both for the Churches peace, and for that Liberty to preach the Gospel, which you cannot otherwise obtain. The Reasons are: