A26892:7949
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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§. 6. Memorand. 6. Encourage and strengthen a Learned, Holy, self denying, serious, laborious1 Ministry: as knowing that the same Lord hath commissioned them in the institution of their office, who instituted yours: and that it is such men that are suited to the work for which their office was appointed: And that souls are precious: and those that are the Guides and Physicians of souls, can never be too well furnished, nor too diligent. And the Church hath no where prospered on earth, but in the prosperity of the abilities, holiness and diligence of their Pastors: God hath always built by such, and the Devil hath pulled down by pulling down such.
§. 6. Memorand. 6. Encourage and strengthen a Learned, Holy, self denying, serious, laborious1 Ministry: as knowing that the same Lord hath commissioned them in the institution of their office, who instituted yours: and that it is such men that are suited to the work for which their office was appointed: And that souls are precious: and those that are the Guides and Physicions of souls, can never be too well furnished, nor too diligent. And the Church hath no where prospered on earth, but in the prosperity of the abilities, holiness and diligence of their Pastors: God hath alwayes built by such, and the Devil hath pulled down by pulling down such.
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§. 7. Memorand. 7. Remember that the people that are seriously Religious, that Love and Worship 1and Obey the Lord, with all their heart, are the best of your subjects, and the honour of your Dominions:2 see therefore that serious Godliness be every where encouraged, and that the profane and ignorant rabble be never encouraged in their enmity and opposition to it: And that true Fanaticism, Hypocrisy and Schism be so prudently discountenanced and supperest, that none may have encouragement to set themselves against Godliness, under the slander or pretension of such names. If Christianity be better than Heathenism, those Christians then are they that must be