A26906:401

The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…

Name: The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for Nevil Symmons, 1670

[48], 430, [15] p. · 130k words · Wing B1234 · ESTC R1684

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DIRECTIONS FOR Weak Christians, How they may escape the troubling,… › Direction 20: DIRECT. XX.DIRECTIONS FOR VVeak Christians, How they may escape the troubling,… › Direction 20: DIRECT. XX.

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.

[ Earlier:398–413 of 1,298

:398p. 122

First, It is an ill sign when your zeal is raised about some singular opinion which you have owned, and not for the common salvation and substance of the Christian faith or practise. Or at least, when your odd opinion hath a greater proportion of your zeal, than many more plain and necessary truths.

:399p. 122

Secondly, when your zeal is moved by any personal interest of your own: By honour or dishonour; By any wrong that is done you, or any reputation of wisdom or goodness, which lieth on the cause. Or at least when your own interest hath too large a proportion in your zeal.

Secondly, when your zeal is moved by any personal interest of your own: By honour or dishonour; By any wrong that is done you, or any reputation of wisdome or goodness, which lieth on the cause. Or at least when your own interest hath too large a proportion in your zeal.

:400p. 122–123

Thirdly, when your zeal is more for the interest of your party, than for the Universal Church, and the common cause of Godliness, and Christianity; and can be content that some detriment ⟨p. 123⟩to the whole, may further the interest of the party.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

Place

London

Bookseller

Nevil Symmons

Year

1670

Size

[48], 430, [15] p.

Words

130,067

Catalogue

Wing B1234 · ESTC R1684

Text

EEBO-TCP A26906

Passages

1,298

Sections

105

Title page

The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…

DIRECT. XXI.

Lend not a patient ear to back-biters; much less must you hastily believe them when they speak ill of others: But show your detestation of that sin, though they should be most religious people that use it, and do it upon a religious pretence.

Lend not a patient ear to back-biters; much less must you hastily believe them when they speak ill of others: But shew your detestation of that sin, though they should be most religious people that use it, and do it upon a religious pretence.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

DIRECT. XXI.

Lend not a patient ear to back-biters; much less must you hastily believe them when they speak ill of others: But show your detestation of that sin, though they should be most religious people that use it, and do it upon a religious pretence.

Lend not a patient ear to back-biters; much less must you hastily believe them when they speak ill of others: But shew your detestation of that sin, though they should be most religious people that use it, and do it upon a religious pretence.