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The Christian religion expressed I, briefly in the ancient creeds, the Ten commandments, and…
The Christian religion expressed I, briefly in the ancient creeds, the Ten commandments, and the Lords prayer, and, II, more largely in a profession taken out of the Holy Scriptures, containing 1, the articles of the Christian belief, 2, our consent to the gospel covenant, 3, the sum of Christian duty, according to the primitive simplicity, purity, and practice, fitted to the right instruction of the ignorant, the promoting of holiness, and the charitable concord of all true believers ... / by Richard Baxter.
London : s.n., 1660
Part 2 › III. The sum of Christian Duty.Part 2 › III. The summ of Christian Duty.
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1Christ hath appointed that fit men shall be Ordained his Ministers, to preach the Gospel to the Nations of the worlda, and make them his Disciples, Baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghostb: and to congregate his Disciplesc, and to oversee and Guide the several Congregations, and each member thereofd: Particularly, to Teach them the word of Gode; to Pray and Praise God with them and for themf ⟨p. 12⟩to administer the Lords Supper in remembrance of himg;h Especially on the Lords Day, which he hath appointed for holy communion in such worksi: Also to Rebuke with authority the scandalous and unrulyk; and to bind and reject those that are obstinately impenitent, and unreformed; and to Absolve and Restore the Penitent, and confirm the weakl.
1CHrist hath appointed that fit men shall be Ordained his Ministers, to preach the Gospel to the Nations of the world