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A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…
A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
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.
And therefore I first published some old notes written eleven or twelve years ago called Directions for weak Christians, and annexed to it The Character of a sound Christian; In both which I wrote that which was as like to have exasperated the impatient, as this book is; And yet I heard of no complaints, And afterward I wrote this which I now defend; and sent it to the Licenser, who upon perusal refused to License it; And so it lay by, and I purposed to meddle with it no more. But leaving it in the Booksellers hands that had offered it to be Licensed, after a long time he got it done; and so unexpectedly it revived.
The Reasons of my writing it were no fewer than all these following, which I now submit to the judgement of all men truly peaceable and impartial, who value the interest of ⟨p. 43⟩Christianity, and of the universal Church above their own.
1. To make up my foregoing Directions to weak Christians more complete. Having directed them about the private matters of their souls, I intended this as another Part, to Direct them in order to the Churches Peace.
1. To make up my foregoing Directions to weak Christians more compleat. Having directed them about the private matters of their souls, I intended this as another Part, to Direct them in order to the Churches Peace.