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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.
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§. 14. Direct. 13. Be not strange, but lovingly familiar with your neighbours. Backbiters and slanders,1 and unjust suspicions, do make men seem that to one another, which when they are acquainted, they find is nothing so: Among any honest well meaning persons, familiarity greatly reconcileth. Though indeed there are some few so proud, and fiery, and bitter enemies to honest peace, that the way to peace with them, is to be far from them, where we may not be remembered by them: But it is not so with ordinary neighbours, nor friends that are fallen out, nor differing Christians: Its nearness that must make them friends.
§. 14. Direct. 13. Be not strange, but lovingly familiar with your neighbours. Backbiters and slanders,1 and unjust suspicions, do make men seem that to one another, which when they are acquainted, they find is nothing so: Among any honest well meaning persons, familiarity greatly reconcileth. Though indeed there are some few so proud, and fiery, and bitter enemies to honest peace, that the way to peace with them, is to be far from them, where we may not be remembred by them: But it is not so with ordinary neighbours, nor friends that are fallen out, nor differing Christians: Its nearness that must make them friends.
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§. 15. Direct. 14. Affect not a distance and sour singularity in lawful things. Come as near them1 as you can, as they are men and neighbours; and take it not for your duty to run as far from them, lest you run into the contrary extreme.
§. 15. Direct. 14. Affect not a distance and sowre singularity in lawful things. Come as near them