A26906:451
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.
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?
If in doctrinal or practical consultations of great moment you have to do with injudicious unskilful men, if you contradict their way (be it never so modestly) you are proud and self-opinionated, and must have your own way: If you follow their mistakes, and contradict them not, you may wound the Church and Cause of Christ, and be more generally censured at the last.
If in doctrinal or practical consultations of great moment you have to do with injudicious unskilful men, if you contradict their way (be it never so modestly) you are proud and self-opiionated, and must have your own way: If you follow their mistakes, and contradict them not, you may wound the Church and Cause of Christ, and be more generally censured at the last.