A26906:310
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.
DIRECT. X.
Expect not that any one lawfully received by Baptism into the Christian Church, should be cast out of it, or denied the privilege of members, but according to the rules of Christian discipline, by the power of the Keys, that is; for obstinate impenitency in a gross or scandalous sin, which the person is proved to be guilty of: and this after private and public admonition, and tender patient exhortation to Repentance.
Expect not that any one lawfully received by Baptism into the Christian Church, should be cast out of it, or denied the priviledge of members, but according to the rules of Christian discipline, by the power of the Keyes, that is; for obstinate impenitency in a gross or scandalous sin, which the person is proved to be guilty of: and this after private and publick admonition, and tender patient exhortation to Repentance.
Here are two things which I desire you to observe. First, what is Christs appointed way, for removing members from the Communion of the Church. Secondly, how great a sin it is to remove them by a contrary and arbitrary way of our own presumptuous invention.
HEre are two things which I desire you to observe. First, what is Christs appointed way, for removing members from the Communion of the Church. Secondly, how great a sin it is to remove them by a contrary and arbitrary way of our own presumptuous invention.