A26892:8478
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.
§. 61. Direct. 39. The things intolerable are these two: 1. (Not the believing, but) the 1preaching and propagating of principles contrary to the essentials of Godliness or Christianity, or Government, Justice, Charity or Peace. 2. The turbulent unpeaceable management of those opinions ⟨p. 79⟩which in themselves are tolerable. If any would Preach against the Articles of the Creed, the Petitions of the Lords Prayer, or any of the Ten Commandments, he is not to be suffered: And if any that is Orthodox do in their separated meetings, make it their business to revile at others, and destroy mens Charity, or to stir men up to rebellion or sedition or contempt of Magistracy; none of this should be endured.
§. 61. Direct. 39. The things intolerable are these two: 1. (Not the believing, but) the 1preaching and propagating of principles contrary to the essentials of Godliness or Christianity, or Government, Iustice, Charity or Peace. 2. The turbulent unpeaceable management of those opinions ⟨p. 79⟩which in themselves are tollerable. If any would Preach against the Articles of the Creed, the Petitions of the Lords Prayer, or any of the Ten Commandments, he is not to be suffered: And if any that is Orthodox do in their separated meetings, make it their business to revile at others, and destroy mens Charity, or to stir men up to rebellion or sedition or contempt of Magistracy; none of this should be endured.
- 1Direct. 39.
§. 62. As for those Libertines that under the name of Liberty of Conscience do plead for a liberty of such vicious practices, and in order thereto would prove that the Magistrate hath nothing to do in matters of Religion, I have Preached and wrote so much against them, whilst that Error reigned, and I find it so unseasonable, now the constitution of things looks another way, that I will not weary my self and the Reader with so unnecessary a task as to confute them. Only I shall say, that