A26906:579

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 33: DIRECT. XXXIII.DIRECTIONS FOR VVeak Christians, How they may escape the troubling,… › Direction 33: DIRECT. XXXIII.

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Answ. Very good; It seems then that sin in the manner of worship is not Idolatry. And how prove you that the faults of the Liturgy are not as far from the Matter of the worship, as your own are? Will you find some words which you can call false in the matter? Suppose it were so? When an Antinomian, an Anabaptist, a Separatist, or any one that erreth doth drop some of his errors in his prayers, (as I think none will deny that they use to do) must we needs believe that his prayer is Idolatry therefore, as being false worship? And is it unlawful to join with such? Then we shall have more separation than you yet plead for, or practise your selves. No two men in the world must join together if all sinful worship, or worship false sometime in the very matter doth necessitate a separation: At least where no one knoweth before hand what another will say with his tongue, when I know that every man hath some false opinion in his mind.

Answ. Very good; It seems then that sin in the manner of worship is not Idolatry. And how prove you that the faults of the Liturgy are not as far from the Matter of the worship, as your own are? Will you find some words which you can call false in the matter? Suppose it were so? When an Antinomian, an Anabaptist, a Separatist, or any one that erreth doth drop some of his errours in his prayers, (as I think none will deny that they use to do) must we needs believe that his prayer is Idolatry therefore, as being false worship? And is it unlawful to joyn with such? Then we shall have more separation than you yet plead for, or practise your selves. No two men in the world must joyn together if all sinful worship, or worship false sometime in the very matter doth necessitate a separation: At least where no one knoweth before hand what another will say with his tongue, when I know that every man hath some false opinion in his mind.

:577p. 191–192

But where did these men learn to call their brethren's worship false any more than their own, upon the account that God hath not commanded the manner of it; when he hath neither commanded us to use a form, nor to forbear it; but by general precepts of doing all to edification; ⟨p. 190⟩

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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. XXXIV.

Think not that all is unlawful to be obeyed, which is unlawfully commanded.

DIRECT. XXXV.

Think not that you are guilty of all the Faults of other mens worship with whom you join; no not of the Ministers or Congregations; Nor that you are bound to separate from them in worship; because of all the faults in their performance.

Think not that you are guilty of all the Faults of other mens worship with whom you joyn; no not of the Ministers or Congregations; Nor that you are bound to separate from them in worship; because of all the faults in their performance.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

DIRECT. XXXIV.

Think not that all is unlawful to be obeyed, which is unlawfully commanded.

DIRECT. XXXV.

Think not that you are guilty of all the Faults of other mens worship with whom you join; no not of the Ministers or Congregations; Nor that you are bound to separate from them in worship; because of all the faults in their performance.

Think not that you are guilty of all the Faults of other mens worship with whom you joyn; no not of the Ministers or Congregations; Nor that you are bound to separate from them in worship; because of all the faults in their performance.