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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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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. 93. What if a Church have two Pastors and one Excommunicate a man, and the other absolve him, what shall the Church and the dissenter do?
Answ. IT was such cases that made the Churches of old choose Bishops, and ever have but one Bishop in one Church. But 1. He that is in the wrong is first bound to repent, and yield to the other. 2. If he will not, the other in a tolerable ordinary case may for peace give way to him, though not Consent to his injurious dealing. 3. In a dubious case they should both forbear proceeding till the case be cleared. 4. In most cases, each party should act according to his own judgement, if the Counsel of neighbour Pastors be not able to reconcile them. And the people may follow their own judgements, and forbear obeying either of them formally till they agree.
Quest. 94. For what sins may a man be denied Communion or Excommunicated? Whether for impenitence in every little sin? Or for great sin without impenitence?
Answ. 1. I Have showed before that there is a suspension which is but a forbearance of giving a man the Sacrament, which is only upon an Accusation till his cause be tried: And an Innocent person may be falsely accused, and so tried.
Answ. 1. I Have shewed before that there is a suspension which is but a forbearance of giving a man the Sacrament, which is only upon an Accusation till his cause be tryed: And an Innocent person may be falsly accused, and so tryed.