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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
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.
As I said before, the trust must be put in some or other to judge: And where can it be fitter then in them, who by study are prepared, and by office appointed by Christ hereunto. 8. If you will give a Presbytery, or one Eminent Minister in every market-Town, or visitors of your own appointment, a special care to oversee the rest in doing this, and such like works, I shall be no gainsayer, so the work be but done: the more inspection and circumspection the better. 9 If one Minister refuse the fit, there be many more that will not. 10 Your Commissioners may have power moderately to correct the Ministers abuses in their work.
As I said before, the trust must be put in some or other to judge: And where can it be fitter then in them, who by study are prepared, and by office appointed by Christ hereunto. 8. If you will give a Presbytery, or one Eminent Minister in every market-Town, or visiters of your own appointment, a special care to oversee the rest in doing this, and such like works, I shall be no gainsayer, so the work be but done: the more inspection and circumspection the better. 9 If one Minister refuse the fit, there be many more that will not. 10 Your Commissioners may have power moderately to correct the M•nisters abuses in their work.
But because I perceive that Rulers are unreasonably jealous, lest the Pastors of the ⟨p. 273⟩Church will do too much, rather then left they do too little, and are more solicitous to use the bridle of restraint, then the spur of instigation: I entreat them to consider these things:
But because I perceive that Rulers are unreasonably jealous, lest the Pastours of the ⟨p. 273⟩Church will do too much, rather then left they do too little, and are more solicitous to use the bridle of restraint, then the spurre of instigation: I intreate them to consider these things: