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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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7. By this means, both Church-associations, and Ordinances may attain their Ends; and people will be capable of doing the duty of Christians to one another, when others are capable of receiving it. Church members are bound to exhort one another daily, while it is called to day, lest any be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, Heb. 3. 13. and to teach and admonish one another, Col. 3. 16. But before swine, we must not cast such pearls, nor give that which is holy to dogs, Matth. 7. 6. Therefore it necessarily followeth, that dogs and swine should be kept out of the Church, and cast out if they be crept in. Nothing hath more destroyed that Charitable Community, which should be among the members of the Church, and that loving and relieving Christ in Church-members, then the crowding of such into the place, as indeed are Satan's members, and appear not capable of that special Love, nor are capable of returning it to others.
7. By this means, both Church-associations, and Ordinances may attaine their Ends; and people will be capable of doing the duty of Christians to one another, when others are capable of receiving it. Church members are bound to exhort one another daily, while it is called to day, lest any be hardened by the deceitfullness of sinne, Heb. 3. 13. and to teach and admonish one another, Col. 3. 16. But before swine, we must not cast such pearls, nor give that which is holy to dogs, Matth. 7. 6. Therefore it necessarily followeth, that dogs and swine should be kept out of the Church, and cast out if they be crept in. Nothing hath more destroyed that Charitable Community, which should be among the members of the Church, and that loving and relieving Christ in Church-members, then the crowding of such into the place, as indeed are Satans members, and appeare not capable of that special Love, nor are capable of returning it to others.