A26892:8130
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.
Part 4 › Chapter 3: Directions for Subjects concerning their duty to their Rulers.
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.
§. 97. 14. Christianity setteth before us the perfectest pattern of all this humility, meekness, contempt of worldly wealth and greatness, self-denial and obedience, that ever was given in the world. The Eternal Son of God incarnate, would condescend to earth and flesh, and would obey his Superiors after the flesh, in the repute of the world; and would pay tribute, and never be drawn to any contempt of the Governors of the world, though he suffered death under the false accusation of it. He that is a Christian, endeavoureth to imitate his Lord: And can the imitation of Christ, or of1 his peaceable Apostles, be injurious to Governors? Could the world but lay by their Serpentine enmity against the holy doctrine and practice of Christianity, and not take themselves engaged to persecute it, nor dash themselves in pieces on the stone which they should build upon, nor by striving against it, provoke it to fall on them and grind them to powder, they never need to complain of disturbances by Christianity or Godliness.
§. 97. 14. Christianity setteth before us the perfectest pattern of all this humility, meekness, contempt of worldly wealth and greatness, self-denyal and obedience, that ever was given in the world. The Eternal Son of God incarnate, would condescend to earth and flesh, and would obey his Superiours after the flesh, in the repute of the world; and would pay tribute, and never be drawn to any contempt of the Governours of the world, though he suffered death under the false accusation of it. He that is a Christian, endeavoureth to imitate his Lord: And can the imitation of Christ, or of1 his peaceable Apostles, be injurious to Governours? Could the world but lay by their Serpentine enmity against the holy doctrine and practice of Christianity, and not take themselves engaged to persecute it, nor dash themselves in pieces on the stone which they should build upon, nor by striving against it, provoke it to fall on them and grind them to powder, they never need to complain of disturbances by Christianity or Godliness.