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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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3. Either Christianity is something, and discernible, or nothing, and undiscernible? If the latter, then Christians are not to be distinguished from Heathens and Infidels. If the former, then Christianity hath its Constitutive parts, by which it is what it is. And then it hath essential parts distinguishable from the rest.
3. Either Christianity is something, and discernable, or nothing, and undiscernable? If the latter, then Christians are not to be distinguished from Heathens and Infidels. If the former, then Christianity hath its Constitutive parts, by which it is what it is. And then it hath essential parts distinguishable from the rest.
4. The word Fundamentals being but a Metaphor, hath given room to deceivers and Contenders to make a Controversy, and raise a dust about it. Therefore I purposely use the word [Essentials] which is not so liable to mens Cavils.
4. The word Fundamentals being but a Metaphor, hath given room to deceivers and Contenders to make a Controversie, and raise a dust about it. Therefore I purposely use the word [Essentials] which is not so lyable to mens Cavils.
5. Those are the Essentials of Christianity, which are necessary to the Baptism of the Adult. Know but that, and you answer all the pratings of the Papists, that bawl out for a list of Fundamentals. And sure it is not this day unknown in the Christian world, either what a Christian is, or who is to be baptized: Do not the Priests know it, who baptize all that are Christened in the world? And why is Baptism called our Christening, if it make us not Christians? And why hath Christ promised, that He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved, Mark 16. 16