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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 17: Directions for keeping Peace with all men.
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.
§. 11. Direct. 10. Avoid Censoriousness: which is the judging of men or matters that you have no1 call to meddle with, and the making of matters worse than sufficient proof will warrant you. Be neither busy-bodies, meddling with other mens matters, nor peevish aggravators of all mens faults. Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again, Matth. 7. 1, 2. You shall be censured, if you will censure: And if Christ be a true discerner of minds, it is they that have beams in their own eyes, who are the quickest perceivers of the motes in others: Censorious persons are the great dividers of the Church, and every where adversaries to peace; while they open their mouths wide against their neighbour, to make the worst of all that they say and do, and thus sow the seeds of discord amongst all.
§. 11. Direct. 10. Avoid Censoriousness: which is the judging of men or matters that you have no1 call to meddle with, and the making of matters worse than sufficient proof will warrant you. Be neither busie-bodies, meddling with other mens matters, nor pievish aggravaters of all mens faults. Iudge not that ye be not judged; for with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again, Matth. 7. 1, 2. You shall be censured, if you will censure: And if Christ be a true discerner of minds, it is they that have beams in their own eyes, who are the quickest perceivers of the motes in others: Censorious persons are the great dividers of the Church, and every where adversaries to peace; while they open their mouths wide against their neighbour, to make the worst of all that they say and do, and thus sow the seeds of discord amongst all.
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