A26906:453
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 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-opi•ionated, 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.
In a word, when such a multitude of things are matters of Controversy, as many may be the matters ⟨p. 147⟩of Censure. One will censure me for praying with a form, or book, and another for praying without it. One for being too long, and another for being too short: one for this gesture, and another for that: One for preaching when I am silenced; another for not preaching more. One for being too gentle to dissenters, and another▪ for being too severe: One for being too narrow in my principles, and communion; and another, for being too large and universal.
In a word, when such a multitude of things are matters of Controversie, as many may be the matters ⟨p. 147⟩of Censure. One will censure me for praying with a form, or book, and another for praying without it. One for being too long, and another for being too short: one for this gesture, and another for that: One for preaching when I am silenced; another for not preaching more. One for being too gentle to dissenters, and another▪ for being too severe: One for being too narrow in my principles, and communion; and another, for being too large and universal.