Five disputations of church-government, and worship (1659)
Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 · London : Printed by R.W. for N. Simmons · leaf 518
ou. J Your own actions moft concern your fclves.Try whether you do well in commanding and punifhing, as wellas whether others offend in difobeying.I (hall provoke all to obe-dience in things lawful: But if tbey fhould obey you (moreperfectly then God,) you may yet be condemned for your wick-ed… … J* i. <gjjj£_<^a^ gj^g^gft H E reafon is evident: becaufc No- | thing but Good can be the juft mat-ter or objeft of the Governours de-Cue : and therefore nothing butGood can be the juft matter of hisLaws. By[ Good j I mean, Moral,or Civil Good,or Relative Phy/lcalGood; theGoodofProfit,or…
Church polity · Episcopacy · Public worship · Puritans
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