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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 especially take heed of that which is true superstition indeed: By which here I mean, the making of any new parts of Religion to our selves, and fathering them upon God, who never made them. Of this there are two sorts, Positive and Negative: When we falsely say, This is a Duty commanded by God; or when we falsely say, This is a sin forbidden by God. Take heed of both. I do not speak here of doing or not doing the same things upon any other account (as humane duties, or mere conveniences or the like) but as they are falsely pretended to be Divine.
But especially take heed of that which is true superstition indeed: By which here I mean, the making of any new parts of Religion to our selves, and fathering them upon God, who never made them. Of this there are two sorts, Positive and Negative: When we falsly say, This is a Duty commanded by God; or when we falsly say, This is a sin forbidden by God. Take heed of both. I do not speak here of doing or not doing the same things upon any other account (as humane duties, or meer conveniences or the like) but as they are falsly pretended to be Divine.
For first, this is properly a belying of God, and that adding to his word (whether precepts or prohibitions) which he hath so strictly forbidden us. Jer. 5. 12. Deut. 12. 32.
For first, this is properly a belying of God, and that adding to his word (whether precepts or prohibitions) which he hath so strictly forbidden us. Ier. 5. 12. Deut. 12. 32.