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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 18 › Tit. 2. Certain Cases of Conscience about Theft and Injury.
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.
Answ. Not when you do more hurt to the Common-wealth by breaking Law and order, than your own benefit can recompense! For you must rather suffer, than the Common-wealth should suffer: But you may, when no such evils follow it.
Answ. Not when you do more hurt to the Common-wealth by breaking Law and order, than your own benefit can recompence! For you must rather suffer, than the Common-wealth should suffer: But you may, when no such evils follow it.
Answ. The answer to the first case may suffice for this: In such cases wherein a Poor man may not take it for himself, you may not take it for him. But in such cases as he may take it for himself, and no one else is fit to do it, he himself being unable, you may do it (when no accidental consequents forbid you.