A26906:450
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.
If in prayer it self I let fall a confession of the controverted sin, which any are guilty of who are present, they censure that Confession, and instead of repentance, are ready to say they will join with such a one no more; And it is the Confession which must be the sin.
If in prayer it self I let fall a confession of the controverted sin, which any are guilty of who are present, they censure that Confession, and instead of repentance, are ready to say they will joyn with such a one no more; And it is the Confession which must be the sin.
But if once we have to do against the sin, of any that are Great or Godly, that power or piety is made a patron of the error; then it may be a smarting censure indeed, which we may expect: One crieth out, He is a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition, as they did of Paul, though I hate and preach-against sedition. Another saith, he is bitter and speaketh against the Godly, when I spend my self to preach up Godliness.
But if once we have to do against the sin, of any that are Great or Godly, that power or piety is made a patron of the errour; then it may be a smarting censure indeed, which we may expect: One crieth out, He is a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition, as they did of Paul, though I hate and preach-against sedition. Another saith, he is bitter and speaketh against the Godly, when I spend my self to preach up Godliness.
But if it be a party that is engaged in the error, you must expect the censure of all the party. And what error is it that hath not a party? or that hath neither Greatness nor Godliness for a refuge?
But if it be a party that is engaged in the errour, you must expect the censure of all the party. And what errour is it that hath not a party? or that hath neither Greatness nor Godliness for a refuge?