A26892:7409
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.
5. And those which plainly have a full parity of reason with them: And where it is evident that the Command was given to those particular times and persons, upon no reasons proper to them alone, but such as were common to all others. I deny not but (as Amesius noteth after others) many ceremonial and temporary Laws, are urged (when they are made) with natural and perpetual motives: But the reasons of making them were narrower, what ever the reasons of obeying them may be.
On the other side, Narrow and temporary precepts and examples, 1. Are void of all these foresaid characters. 2. They are about Materials of temporary use. 3. Or they are but the ordering of such customs as were there before, and were proper to those Countries. 4. And many speeches are plainly appropriated to the time and persons. 5. And many actions were manifestly occasional, without any intimation of reason or purpose of obliging others to imitation.
On the other side, Narrow and temporary precepts and examples, 1. Are void of all these foresaid characters. 2. They are about Materials of temporary use. 3. Or they are but the ordering of such customes as were there before, and were proper to those Countreys. 4. And many speeches are plainly appropriated to the time and persons. 5. And many actions were manifestly occasional, without any intimation of reason or purpose of obliging others to imitation.
For instance, 1. Christs preaching sometimes on a Mountain, sometimes in a Ship, sometimes in a House, and sometimes in the Synagogues, doth show that all these are lawful in season on the like occasion: But he purposed not to oblige men to any one of them alone.
For instance, 1. Christs preaching sometimes on a Mountain, sometimes in a Ship, sometimes in a House, and sometimes in the Synagogues, doth shew that all these are lawful in season on the like occasion: But he purposed not to oblige men to any one of them alone.