A26906:893

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 60: DIRECT. LX.DIRECTIONS FOR VVeak Christians, How they may escape the troubling,… › Direction 60: DIRECT. LX.

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And the other side will say that you are a temporizer, and a man of too large principles, because you separate not as they do; And perhaps that you are wise in your own eyes, because you fall in with neither Sect of the extremes: But these are small things to be undergone for so great a duty. And he that will not be a peace-maker upon harder terms than these, I fear will scarce be meet for the reward. I again repeat Jam. 3. 17. The wisdom from above is first pure and then Peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy: and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

And the other side will say that you are a temporizer, and a man of too large principles, because you separate not as they do; And perhaps that you are wise in your own eyes, because you fall in with neither Sect of the extreams: But these are small things to be undergone for so great a duty. And he that will not be a peace-maker upon harder terms than these, I fear will scarce be meet for the reward. I again repeat Iam. 3. 17. The wisdome from above is first pure and then Peaceable, gentle and easie to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisie: and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

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Rom. 12. 18. If it be possible, as much as in you lieth live peaceably with all men. Heb. 12. 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness.

Rom. 12. 18. If it be possible, as much as in you lyeth live peaceably with all men. Heb. 12. 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness.

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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

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Part. II. DIRECTIONS TO THE PASTORS, HOW TO Esteem and use Christs Flock▪ EVEN The weak ones and the quarrelsome Children: And what must be done by themselves in the first place, both to prevent and heal DIVISIONS.