A26892:7390
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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9. They sin by adding to the Word of God; while they say of abundance of Lawful things, This is unlawful, and that is against the Word of God, and pretend that their Touch not, taste not, handle1 not, is in the Scriptures. For while they make it a Rule for every Circumstance in particular, they must squeeze, and force, and wrest it, to find out all those Circumstances in it which were never there; and so by false expositions make the Scriptures another thing.
10. And how great a sin is it to Father Satan's works on God, and to say that all these and these things are forbidden or commanded in the Scripture, and so to belie the Lord and the Word of Truth.
10. And how great a sin is it to Father Satans works on God, and to say that all these and these things are forbidden or commanded in the Scripture, and so to belye the Lord and the Word of Truth.
11. It engageth all Subjects against their Rulers Laws and Government, and involveth them in the sin of denying them just obedience: while all the Statute Book must be found in the Scriptures, or else condemned as unlawful.