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The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…
The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being dividers or troublers of the church with some directions to the pastors how to deal with such Christians / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Symmons, 1670
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.
The way of Division by Violence. I. Depart from the Apostolical primitive simplicity; and make things un-necessary, seem necessary in Doctrine, Worship, Discipline and Conversation. II. Endure no man that is not of your mind and way; But force all t• concord upon these terms of yours, what ever it cost. ⟨image 252⟩III. •rand all D••. •ters with the […] maticks, heretics, or ••ditious Re•els; that the• […] become •teful to high •nd low. IV. When this •ath greatly increased their disaffection to •ou, accuse •heir Religion of all the expressions of that disaffection, to make i• odious also. V. Take those for your enemies that ar• their friends, •. ⟨image 252⟩those for your friends which are their enemies▪ And cherish those be th•y never so bad that will be against them, and help you to roo• them out. But remember that for all this you must come to judgement. And read these following words of Mr. R Hookers, which he useth of some part of the History, which out of Sulpitius I before mentioned Eccles. Pl. Epist. Dedic. |