A26897:393
Church concord
Church concord containing I. a dissuasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.Church concord containing I. a disswasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
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Question 5: Q. 5. What is the Magistrates Power and Duty about Religion, and the Churches and Minis…
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15. All Christian Magistrates must know that their Subjects are, I. Approvable. II. Tolerable. III. Intolerable: specially as Teachers.
15. All Christian Magistrates must know that their Subjects are, I. Approveable. II. Tolerable. III. Intollerable: specially as Teachers.
I. The Approvable they must encourage and maintain. II. The Tolerable they must Tolerate. III. The Intolerable they must Suppress. But if they mis-judge, God will judge them for it.
I. The Approveable they must encourage and maintain. II. The Tolerable they must Tolerate. III. The Intollerable they must Suppress. But if they mis-judge, God will judge them for it.
16. It is not credible that all the Patrons in England are such men, as God hath entrusted to choose Pastors for all mens Souls, and as will choose such as all are bound to commit the Pastoral conduct of their Souls to: And that Bishops will institute no others; nor yet impose any thing, which a good Christian may think sinful: Nor yet that all Christians are bound to venture their Souls on the conduct of any that Patrons choose, or on the practice of all that is imposed. Therefore Pastors of their own choosing should be Licensed to tolerated Churches.