A26892:8340
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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§. 23. 5. Another mans Necessities are more regardable than our own superfluities; as his life is more regardable than our corporal delights. Therefore it is a great sin for any man to reduce another to extremity, and deprive him of necessaries for his life, merely to vindicate his own right in superfluities for the satisfaction of his concupiscence and sensual desires: If a poor man steal to save his own or his Children's lives, and the rich man vindicate his own, merely to live in greater fullness or gallantry in the World, he sinneth both the sin of sensuality and uncharitableness: (But how far for the common good he is bound to prosecute the Thief as criminal, is a case which depends on other circumstances) And this is the most common case, in which the forgiving of debts and damages is required in Scripture, viz. when the other is poor and we are rich, and his necessities require it as an act of Charity (And also the former case, when the hurt by our vindication is like to be greater than our benefit will countervail.)
§. 23. 5. Another mans Necessities are more regardable than our own superfluities; as his life is more regardable than our corporal delights. Therefore it is a great sin for any man to reduce another to extremity, and deprive him of necessaries for his life, meerly to vindicate his own right in superfluities for the satisfaction of his concupiscence and •ensual desires: If a poor man steal to save his own or his Childrens lives, and the rich man vindicate his own, meerly to live in greater fulness or gallantry in the World, he sinneth both the sin of sensuality and uncharitableness: (But how far for the common good he is bound to prosecute the Thief as criminal, is a case which depends on other circumstances) And this is the most common case, in which the forgiving of debts and damages is required in Scripture, viz. when the other is poor and we are rich, and his necessities require it as an act of Charity (And also the former case, when the hurt by our vindication is like to be greater than our benefit will countervail.)