A26906:581

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 34: DIRECT. XXXIV.DIRECTIONS FOR VVeak Christians, How they may escape the troubling,… › Direction 34: DIRECT. XXXIV.

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DIRECT. XXXIV.

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

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Many a Ruler sinneth in his Commands, when it is no sin but a duty of the inferior to obey them. He that hath but a bad end, or bad circumstances may sin in commanding: As if a Magistrate command Religious Duties in mere Policy for his own Advantage, or if he enforce a lawful Command with unlawful Penalties: And yet it will be the Subjects Duty to obey. Yea, as to the matter it self, it may be unlawful for a Ruler to command a thing that will do no good, (because it is a vain Command, and maketh men spend that time in vain:) and yet it may be the Subjects Duty to do it.

MAny a Ruler sinneth in his Commands, when it is no sin but a duty of the inferior to obey them. He that hath but a bad end, or bad circumstances may sin in commanding: As if a Magistrate command Religious Duties in meer Policy for his own Advantage, or if he enforce a lawful Command with unlawful Penalties: And yet it will be the Subjects Duty to obey. Yea, as to the matter it self, it may be unlawful for a Ruler to command a thing that will do no good, (because it is a vain Command, and maketh men spend that time in vain:) and yet it may be the Subjects Duty to do it.

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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.