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Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…
Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity, physic, and law, III. the sons of magistrates and rich men / by Richard Baxter.Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity, physick, and law, III. the sons of magistrates and rich men / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by T.S., 1681
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.
Many of them have so much Reverence of a Sacrament, or so little regard of it, ⟨p. 50⟩that they never seek it, but keep away themselves: Perhaps they are afraid, left they eat and drink damnation to themselves, by the profanation of holy things: But do they think, that it is safe to be out of the Church and Communion of Saints, because it's dangerous to abuse it? Are Infidels safe, because false hearted Christians perish? What if breaking your Vows and Covenant be damnable? Is it not so to be out of the holy Covenant? What if God be a consuming fire to those that draw near him in unrepented heinous sin? Is it therefore wise or safe to avoid him? Neither those that come not to him, nor those that come in their hypocrisy and reigning sin shall be saved.
Many of them have so much Reverence of a Sacrament, or so little regard of it, ⟨p. 50⟩that they never seek it, but keep away themselves: Perhaps they are afraid, left they eat and drink damnation to themselves, by the prophanation of holy things: But do they think, that it is safe to be out of the Church and Communion of Saints, because it's dangerous to abuse it? Are Infidels safe, because false hearted Christians perish? What if breaking your Vows and Covenant be damnable? Is it not so to be out of the holy Covenant? What if God be a consuming fire to those that draw near him in unrepented heinous sin? Is it therefore wise or safe to avoid him? Neither those that come not to him, nor those that come in their hypocrisie and reigning sin shall be saved.
And yet what to do with these self-suspenders we know not? Are they still Members of the Churches, or are they not? If they are, we are bound to call them to Repentance, for forsaking the Communion of Saints in Christs commanded Ordinance: If they are not, we should make it known, that Christians and no Christians may not be confounded, and they themselves may understand their case. And neither of these can they endure: But for dwelling in the Parish, and hearing the Liturgy and Sermons, must still pass for