A26906:826
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.
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.
Secondly, it debaseth Religion objectively ⟨p. 283⟩considered as mixture of base metals debaseth the Kings coin: To join things humane with things divine, and say they are Divine when they are not, is putting of dung into the treasuries of God. Nothing will be found fit for Divine reverence and honour, which is not Divine indeed.
Secondly, it debaseth Religion objectively ⟨p. 283⟩considered as mixture of base mettals debaseth the Kings coyn: To joyn things humane with things divine, and say they are Divine when they are not, is putting of dung into the treasuries of God. Nothing will be found fit for Divine reverence and honour, which is not Divine indeed.
Thirdly, it corrupteth Religion in the minds of men; and causeth them to fear where no fear is, and to be devout erroneously: As if one should mistake the person of the King, and give his honour to another who is like him: or should run into a play-house to do his devotion, and think that he is in the Church. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship,