A26892:7749
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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§. 17. Direct. 12. Somewhat of Ethics may be well learnt of Philosophers, but it's nothing to the Scriptures Christian Ethics.
§. 17. Direct. 12. Somewhat of Ethicks may be well learnt of Philosophers, but it's nothing to the Scriptures Christian Ethicks.
§. 18. Direct. 13. Somewhat of artificial Rhetoric and Oratory should be known: But the Oratory which is most natural, from the evidence of things; well managed by a good understanding and elocution, which hath least of appearing art or affectation, is ever the most effectual, and of best esteem.
§. 18. Direct. 13. Somewhat of artificial Rhetorick and Oratory should be known: But the Oratory which is most natural, from the evidence of things; well managed by a good understanding and elocution, which hath least of appearing art or affectation, is ever the most effectual, and of best esteem.
§. 19. Direct. 14. The doctrine o• Politics, especially of the Nature of Government and Laws in General, is of great use to all that will ever understand the Nature of Gods Government and Laws, that is, of Religion. Though there be no necessity of knowing the Government and Laws of the Land or of other Countries, and further than is necessary to our obedience or our outward concernments, yet so much of Government and Laws as Nature and Scripture make common to all particular forms and Countries, must be known by him that will understand Morality or Divinity, or will ever study the Laws of the Land. And it is a preposterous course, and the way of Ignorance and error, for a Divine to study Gods Laws, and a Lawyer mans Laws, before either of them know, in general what a Law, or what Government is, as nature notifieth it to us.