A26892:8389
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.
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.
Prop. 1. You may not defend your purse or your estate by such actions as the Law of the Land forbiddeth. (Unless it go against the Law of God): Because it is to be supposed that it is better a mans estate or purse be lost, than Law and public order violated.
Prop. 1. You may not defend your purse or your estate by such actions as the Law of the Land forbiddeth. (Unless it go against the Law of God): Because it is to be supposed that it is better a mans estate or purse be lost, than Law and publick order violated.
Prop. 2. You may not (against an ordinary Thief or Robber) defend your purse with the probable hazard of his life, if a few good words, or other safe and gentle means, which you have opportunity to use, be like to serve turn without such violence.
Prop. 3. If it might be supposed that a Prince or other person of great use and service to the Common-wealth, should in a frolic or otherwise assault your person for your estate, or purse, it is not lawful to take away his life by a defensive violence, if you know it to be he: Because (though in some Countries the Law might allow it you, yet) finis gratia it is unlawful; because his life is more necessary to the common good, than yours.
Prop. 3. If it might be supposed that a Prince or other person of great use and service to the Common-wealth, should in a frolick or otherwise assault your person for your estate, or purse, it is not lawful to take away his life by a defensive violence, if you know it to be he: Because (though in some Countreys the Law might allow it you, yet) finis gratia it is unlawful; because his life is more necessary to the common good, than yours.