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Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the sovereign powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and welfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller, 1658
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PROP. XX. So many and great are the Benefits that would follow the general practice of this duty of trying, approving and confirming (or Absolving) all those that enter into the number of Adult-Christians, that it should mightily provoke all Christian Magistrates, Ministers, and people to join in a speedy and vigorous execution of it. Twelve excellent Benefits that will come by Confirmation. It's like to be an admirable increaser of knowledge, and holiness, and Church-Reformation. It's a singular means of Agreeing the Episcopal, Presbyterians, Congregational, Er•stians, and moderating the Anabaptists: proved and urged.
PROP. XX. So many and great are the Benefits that would follow the generall practice of this duty of trying, approving and confirming (or Absolving) all those that enter into the number of Adult-Christians, that it should mightily provoke all Christian Magistrates, Ministers, and people to joyne in a speedy and vigorous execution of it. Twelve excellent Benefits that will come by Confirmation. It's like to be an admirable increaser of knowledg, and holiness, and Church-Reformation. It's a singular means of Agreeing the Episcopal, Presbyterians, Congregational, Er•stians, and moderating the Anabaptists: proved and urged.
Twenty Objections against this Approved Profession and Confirmation, answered. How little reason have Princes, and Parliaments to restrain most Ministers here from overdoing.
Twenty Objections against this Approved Profession and Confirmation, answered. How little reason have Princes, and Parliaments to restraine most Ministers here from overdoing.
The Duties that lie upon us all, for the Execution of this Work: and 1. on Ministers. 1. We should Agree upon an unanimous performance. 2. In those Agreements, we must leave men to their Liberty in all unnecessary modes, and circumstances. 3. In taking mens profession, we must avoid both extremes, viz. Loose formality, and overmuch 4. What course must be taken with all our Parish, where some have without a Personal Approved Profession already been admitted to the Lords Supper and some not particularly opened? 5. We must require of all the notoriously ungodly, a Penitent Confession in order to Absolution, as well as a Profession of Faith, and future obedience. 6. Delegates to be chosen by particular Churches, to meet with the Pastors for those and other Church-affairs. 7. The Pastors and Churches should be all Associated, and the Churches that we hold Communion with, differenced from the rest: that those that are Confirmed