A26906:930
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.
The Preface.
THE Reason why I think it needful, to adjoin these few Directions to the Pastors, are: First, Because I think that the rest will do but little good without them. Though the people are more inclined to separations than the Pastors, yet are the Pastors the greater causes of most of the Divisions in the Church; And therefore must be the chiefest in the Cure: Because the advantage of their parts and place, doth make them most significant in both: (And their office obligeth them to be the most skilful and forward in the Cure.)
THE Reason why I think it needful, to adjoyn these few Directions to the Pastors, are: First, Because I think that the rest will do but little good without them. Though the people are more inclined to separations than the Pastors, yet are the Pastors the greater causes of most of the Divisions in the Church; And therefore must be the chiefest in the Cure: Because the advantage of their parts and place, doth make them most significant in both: (And their office obligeth them to be the most skilful and forward in the Cure.)
Secondly, Because I should be chargeable with such partiality as beseemeth not a Minister of Christ; if I should fall upon the miscarriages of the people only, and say nothing to my self and brethren, who are as deeply concerned in the matter in hand.
Secondly, Because I should be chargeable with such partiality as beseemeth not a Minister of Christ; if I should fall upon the miscrariages of the people only, and say nothing to my self and brethren, who are as deeply concerned in the matter in hand.