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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 14: Directions against soul-murder, and partaking of other mens sins.
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.
§. 21. 21. Opposing Magistrates, Ministers, or any others, in the discharge of their duty for godliness or against sin, is an act of hostility against God and mens salvation.
§. 22. 22. An unnecessary occasioning of sin, or doing that needlessly, which we may foresee that by accident another will destroy himself by, is to be guilty of his sin and destruction: As he is that would sell poison to him that he might foresee would kill himself with it; or lend fire to his neighbour, who he knoweth will burn his house with it. But of this before, in the Chapter of Scandal.
§. 22. 22. An unnecessary occasioning of sin, or doing that needlesly, which we may foresee that by accident another will destroy himself by, is to be guilty of his sin and destruction: As he is that would sell poyson to him that he might forsee would kill himself with it; or lend fire to his neighbour, who he knoweth will burn his house with it. But of this before, in the Chapter of Scandal.
§. 23. 23. They that are guilty of Schisms or Church-divisions, or murderers of souls: By depriving1 them of that means (the concord and harmony of believers) which God hath appointed for mens conviction and salvation: and by setting up before them the greatest scandal, to bring Religion into contempt, and debilitate the godly.