A26906:686

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 46: DIRECT. XLVI.DIRECTIONS FOR VVeak Christians, How they may escape the troubling,… › Direction 46: DIRECT. XLVI.

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First, Their own faith and practise is corrupted: For many an error is taken up, by going too far from other mens faults. Many a one turneth ⟨p. 225⟩Pelagian, by flying indiscreetly from Antinomianism. And many a one turneth Antinomian by avoiding Pelagianism. Many a one turneth Papist to show his detestation of multitudes of sects: And many a one turneth to the giddiest sects, to avoid the things which are held and practised by the Papists; and are so zealous in avoiding the Papists ceremonies and forms and holidays too far, that at last they renounce their Ordination and their Baptism, and some at last deny the Scriptures, the Creed, and the Christ, which the Papists own. Many a one turneth Separatist and Anabaptist and Quaker, to get far enough from Bishops and Liturgies: And many a one is ready to over-run his consideration, and abuse his conscience in the extent of his compliance with all impositions, through the indignation or contempt against the unreasonable humours of the Sectaries. And thus mens own judgement and practise is depraved, while they think more from whence to go, than whither.

First, Their own faith and practise is corrupted: For many an errour is taken up, by going too far from other mens faults. Many a one turneth ⟨p. 225⟩Pelagian, by flying indiscreetly from Antinomianism. And many a one turneth Antinomian by avoiding Pelagianism. Many a one turneth Papist to shew his detestation of multitudes of sects: And many a one turneth to the giddiest sects, to avoid the things which are held and practised by the Papists; and are so zealous in avoiding the Papists ceremonies and forms and holidays too far, that at last they renounce their Ordination and their Baptism, and some at last deny the Scriptures, the Creed, and the Christ, which the Papists own. Many a one turneth Separatist and Anabaptist and Quaker, to get far enough from Bishops and Liturgies: And many a one is ready to over-run his consideration, and abuse his conscience in the extent of his compliance with all impositions, through the indignation or contempt against the unreasonable humours of the Sectaries. And thus mens own judgement and practise is depraved, while they think more from whence to go, than whither.

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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. XLVII.

When ever you are avoiding any error or sin, forget not that there is a contrary extreme to be avoided, of which you are in danger as well as of that which you are opposing.

When ever you are avoiding any errour or sin, forget not that there is a contrary extream to be avoided, of which you are in danger as well as of that which you are opposing.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

DIRECT. XLVII.

When ever you are avoiding any error or sin, forget not that there is a contrary extreme to be avoided, of which you are in danger as well as of that which you are opposing.

When ever you are avoiding any errour or sin, forget not that there is a contrary extream to be avoided, of which you are in danger as well as of that which you are opposing.