A26906:837
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.
Sixthly, Whether that indifferent thing remain indifferent to our use, which others use to superstition, is a case which a judicious collation of circumstances must determine. His superstitious use doth not make it simply a sin in any other, who hath none of his false conceits and ends: (else some superstitious persons so abusing meat and drink and clothes, and all things in the world might make all things become unlawful to us: or at least deprive us of all our liberty in things indifferent.)
Sixthly, Whether that indifferent thing remain indifferent to our use, which others use to superstition, is a case which a judicious collation of circumstances must determine. His superstitious use doth not make it simply a sin in any other, who hath none of his false conceits and ends: (else some superstitious persons so abusing meat and drink and cloaths, and all things in the world might make all things become unlawful to us: or at least deprive us of all our liberty in things indifferent.)
Seventhly, If we avoid another's uperstition as to the form or intention which maketh it superstition, and this as a sin, we do well: If we avoid the matter it self which he useth superstitiously, because it is by him made scandalous, we do our duty, when it is scandalous indeed, & no contrary greater accident maketh it our duty. But if we take it to be simply superstition or sin, to do materially the same action, which a superstitious person doth, we are superstitious in avoiding his superstitious act.
Seventhly, If we avoid anothers uperstition as to the form or intention which maketh it superstition, and this as a sin, we do well: If we avoid the matter it self which he useth superstitiously, because it is by him made scandalous, we do our duty, when it is scandalous indeed, & no contrary greater accident maketh it our duty. But if we take it to be simply superstition or sin, to do materially the same action, which a snperstitious person doth, we are superstitious in avoiding his superstitious act.