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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
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§. 7. Direct. 6. Live not in Idleness or sloth: but be laborious in your Callings that you may escape 1that need or poverty which is the temptation to this sin of theft. Idleness is a crime which is not to be tolerated in Christian Societies. 2. Thess. 2. 6, 8, 10, 11, 12. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw your selves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us: For you know how ye ought to follow us; for we behaved not our selves disorderly among you, neither did we eat any mans bread for nought; but worked with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make our selves an ensample to you to follow us: For when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat: For we hear that there are some among you which walk disorderly, working not at all, but are busy bodies: Now them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work and eat their own bread. Eph. 4. 28. Let him that stole, steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. He that stealeth to maintain his Idleness, sinneth that he may sin; and by one sin getteth provision for another: You see here that you are bound not only to work to maintain your selves, but to have to give to others in their need.
§. 7. Direct. 6. Live not in Idleness or sloth: but be laborious in your Callings that you may escape 1that need or poverty which is the temptation to this sin of theft. Idleness is a crime which is not to be tollerated in Christian Societies. 2. Thess. 2. 6, 8, 10, 11, 12. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdraw your selves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us: For you know how ye ought to follow us; for we behaved not our selves disorderly among you, neither did we eat any mans bread for nought; but workt with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make our selves an ensample to you to follow us: For when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat: For we hear that there are some among you which walk disorderly, working not at all, but are busie bodies: Now them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that with quietness they work and eat their own bread.