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How to do good to many, or, The public good is the Christians life…How to do good to many, or, The publick good is the Christians life…
How to do good to many, or, The public good is the Christians life directions and motives to it, intended for an auditory of London citizens, and published for them, for want of leave to preach them / by Richard Baxter.How to do good to many, or, The publick good is the Christians life directions and motives to it, intended for an auditory of London citizens, and published for them, for want of leave to preach them / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Rob. Gibs, 1682
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.
It hath made me admire to hear some mens words against Comprehension, as they call it, that they would not have Rulers, revoke that which they judge to be heinous sin in their impositions, unless they will revoke all that they think unlawful, lest it should strengthen the Parish Churches, and weaken the tolerated or suffering part: I will not here open the sin of this policy as it deserves; But I wish them to Read a small book called, The whole Duty of Nations (said to be Mr. Thomas Beverley's.)
It hath made me admire to hear some mens words against Comprehension, as they call it, that they would not have Rulers, revoke that which they judge to be heynous sin in their impositions, unless they will revoke all that they think unlawful, lest it should strengthen the Parish Churches, and weaken the tolerated or suffering part: I will not here open the sin of this policy as it deserves; But I wish them to Read a small book called, The whole Duty of Nations (said to be Mr. Thomas Beverleys.)
VIII. If you love the common good, take heed lest any injuries tempt you into sedition or unlawful Wars; No man, that never tried them, can easily believe what an Enemy Wars and Tumults are to Religion, and to common honesty and sobriety. Men are there so serious about their Lives and Bodily safety that they have no room or time for serious Worshipping of God; The Lords day is by necessity made a common day; And all ⟨p. 26⟩mens Goods are almost common to the will of Soldiers; Either Power seems to authorize them, or necessity to allow them, to use the Goods of others as their own; as if they were uncapable of doing wrong: It is their honour that can kill most: and how little place there is for Love it is easy to conceive.
VIII. If you love the common good, take heed lest any injuries tempt you into sedition or unlawful Wars; No man, that never tried them, can easily believe what an Enemy Wars and Tumults are to Religion, and to common honesty and sobriety. Men are there so serious about their Lives and Bodily safety that they have no room or time for serious Worshipping of God; The Lords day is by necessity made a common day; And all