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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.
§. 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 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 extream.
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§. 16. Direct. 15. Be not over-stiff in your own opinions, as those that can yield in nothing to another. 1Nor yet •o facile and yielding as to betray or lose the truth. It greatly pleaseth a proud mans mind, when you seem to be convinced by him, and to change your mind upon his arguments, or to be much informed and edified by him: But when you deny this honour to his understanding, and contradict him, and stiffly maintain your opinion against him, you displease and lose him: And indeed a wise man should gladly learn of any that can teach him more; and should most easily of any man, let go an error, and be most thankful to any that will increase his knowledge: And not only in errors to change our minds, but in small and indifferent things to submit by silence, beseemeth a modest peaceable man.
§. 16. Direct. 15. Be not over-stiff in your own opinions, as those that can yield in nothing to another. 1Nor yet •o facile and yielding as to betray or lose the truth. It greatly pleaseth a proud mans mind, when you seem to be convinced by him, and to change your mind upon his arguments, or to be much informed and edified by him: But when you deny this honour to his understanding, and contradict him, and stifly maintain your opinion against him, you displease and lose him: And indeed a wise man should gladly learn of any that can teach him more; and should most easily of any man, let go an error, and be most thankful to any that will increase his knowledge: And not only in errors to change our minds, but in small and indifferent things to submit by silence, beseemeth a modest peaceable man.