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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.
2. Whatever God absolutely forbiddeth men to do, we must not do whoever command it.
3. There are many of the things forementioned Absolutely and always unlawful, as being evil of themselves, which no man may either command or do: And there are some of them, which are only evil by accident, which may not be commanded, but may be done when contrary weightier Accidents do preponderate.
3. There are many of the things forementioned Absolutely and alwayes unlawful, as being evil of themselves, which no man may either command or do: And there are some of them, which are only evil by accident, which may not be commanded, but may be done when contrary weightier Accidents do preponderate.
4. Many such things may be done Materially on other reasons (as for the Churches good, the furtherance of the Gospel, the winning of men to God, the avoiding of scandal, or of hurt to others or our selves, &c.) when they are not to be done in formal obedience, out of Conscience to the Authority imposing: (As if it be commanded by one that hath no just power).
5. Our Actions may participate of obedience in general, as being actions of subjects, when they are not obedience in the full and perfect formality as to the particular. The last leaf of Rich. Hooker's eighth Book of Eccl. Polit. will show you the reason of this. He that hath not just power to command me this one particular Act, yet may be my Ruler in the General, and I am bound to Honour