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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.
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.
§. 21. Quest. 14. Am I bound to stand to the bargains which my friend, or trustee or servant maketh1 for me, when it proveth much to my injury or loss?
- 1Quest. 14.
Answ. Yes; 1. If they exceed not the bounds of that commission or trust, which they received from you: 2. Or if they do, yet if by your former trusting and using them, or by any other sign, you have given the other party sufficient cause to suppose them entrusted by you to do what they do, so that he is deceived by your fault, you are bound at least to see that he be no loser by you; though you are not bound to make him a gainer, unless you truly signified that you authorized them to make the contract. For if it be merely your friends or servants error, without your fault, it doth not bind you to a third person. But how far you may be bound to pardon that error to your friend or servant, is another question? and how far you are bound to save them harmless. And that must be determined by laying together all other obligations between them and you.
Answ. Yes; 1. If they exceed not the bounds of that commission or trust, which they received from you: 2. Or if they do, yet if by your former trusting and using them, or by any other sign, you have given the other party sufficient cause to suppose them entrusted by you to do what they do, so that he is deceived by your fault, you are bound at least to see that he be no loser by you; though you are not bound to make him a gainer, unless you truly signified that you authorized them to make the contract. For if it be meerly your friends or servants errour, without your fault, it doth not bind you to a third person. But how far you may be bound to pardon that errour to your friend or servant, is another question? and how far you are bound to save them harmless. And that must be determined by laying together all other obligations between them and you.