Christian Politics

About this eBook

Author

Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691

Title

A Christian Directory, Part 4: Christian Politics

Credits

Produced by Colin Bell, Chris Pinfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion

Subject

Casuistry

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43967

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43967

Release Date

October 17, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PART IV. CHRISTIAN POLITICS.
2. 2.Table of Contents
3. 3.Reader,
4. 4.CHAPTER I. GENERAL RULES FOR AN UPRIGHT CONVERSATION.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. MEMORANDUMS TO CIVIL RULERS FOR THE INTEREST OF CHRIST, THE CHURCH, AND MEN'S SALVATION.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBJECTS CONCERNING THEIR DUTY TO THEIR RULERS. — Tit. 2. A fuller resolution of the cases, 1. Whether the laws of men do bind the conscience? 2. Especially smaller and penal laws?
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. DIRECTIONS TO LAWYERS ABOUT THEIR DUTY TO GOD.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. THE DUTY OF PHYSICIANS.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. DIRECTIONS TO SCHOOLMASTERS ABOUT THEIR DUTY FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S SOULS.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. DIRECTIONS FOR SOLDIERS, ABOUT THEIR DUTY IN POINT OF CONSCIENCE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. DIRECTONS AGAINST MURDER. — Tit. 1. Advice against Murder. — Tit. 2. Advice against Self-murder.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. DIRECTIONS FOR THE FORGIVING OF ENEMIES, AND THOSE THAT INJURE US; AGAINST WRATH, AND MALICE, AND REVENGE, AND PERSECUTION.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. CASES RESOLVED ABOUT FORGIVING INJURIES AND DEBTS, AND ABOUT SELF-DEFENCE, AND SEEKING RIGHT BY LAW OR OTHERWISE.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. SPECIAL DIRECTIONS TO ESCAPE THE GUILT OF PERSECUTING. DETERMINING ALSO THE CASE ABOUT LIBERTY IN MATTERS OF RELIGION.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. DIRECTIONS AGAINST SCANDAL AS GIVEN.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. DIRECTIONS AGAINST SCANDAL TAKEN, OR AN APTNESS TO RECEIVE HURT, BY THE WORDS OR DEEDS OF OTHERS. — Practical Directions against Offence and Hurt by others.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. DIRECTIONS AGAINST SOUL MURDER, AND PARTAKING OF OTHER MEN'S SINS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE FURTHERING OF THE SALVATION OF OTHERS.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. SPECIAL DIRECTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE, EXHORTATION, AND REPROOF. — Tit. 1. Motives to Christian Conference and Exhortation. — Tit. 2. Directions for Christian Conference and Edifying Speech. — Tit. 3. Special Directions for Reproof and Exhortation for the good of others.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. DIRECTIONS FOR KEEPING PEACE WITH ALL MEN.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. DIRECTIONS AGAINST ALL THEFT AND FRAUD, OR INJURIOUS GETTING AND KEEPING THAT WHICH IS ANOTHER'S, OR DESIRING IT. — Tit. 2. Certain Cases of Conscience about Theft and Injury.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. GENERAL DIRECTIONS AND PARTICULAR CASES OF CONSCIENCE, ABOUT CONTRACTS IN GENERAL, AND ABOUT BUYING AND SELLING, BORROWING AND LENDING, USURY, &c. IN PARTICULAR. — Tit. 1. General Directions against injurious Bargaining and Contracts. — Tit. 2. Cases of Conscience about Justice in Contracts. — Tit. 3. Special Cases about Justice in Buying and Selling. — Tit. 4. Cases of Conscience about Lending and Borrowing. — Tit. 5. Cases of Conscience about Lusory Contracts. — Tit. 6. Cases of Conscience about Losing and Finding. — Tit. 7. Directions to Merchants, Factors, Chaplains, Travellers, that live among Infidels.
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. DIRECTIONS AGAINST OPPRESSION. — Tit. 1. Motives and Directions against Oppression. — Tit. 2. Cases of Conscience about Oppression, especially of Tenants.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. CASES ABOUT, AND DIRECTIONS AGAINST, PRODIGALITY AND SINFUL WASTEFULNESS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. CASES AND DIRECTIONS AGAINST INJURIOUS LAW-SUITS, WITNESSING, AND JUDGMENT. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Law-suits and Proceedings. — Tit. 2. Directions against Contentious Suits, False-witnessing, and Oppressive Judgment.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. CASES OF CONSCIENCE, AND DIRECTIONS AGAINST BACKBITING, SLANDERING, AND EVIL SPEAKING. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Backbiting and Evil-speaking. — Tit. 2. Directions against Backbiting, Slandering, and Evil Speaking. — Tit. 3. The Evil of Backbiting and Evil-speaking.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. CASES AND DIRECTIONS AGAINST CENSORIOUSNESS AND UNWARRANTABLE JUDGING. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Judging of Others. — Tit. 2. Directions for the Cure of Sinful Censoriousness. — Tit. 3. The Evil of the Sin of Censoriousness. — Tit. 4. Directions for those that are rashly censured.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. CASES AND DIRECTIONS ABOUT TRUSTS AND SECRETS. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Trusts and Secrets. — Tit. 2. Directions about Trusts and Secrets.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. DIRECTIONS AGAINST SELFISHNESS AS IT IS CONTRARY TO THE LOVE OF OUR NEIGHBOUR.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. CASES AND DIRECTIONS FOR LOVING OUR NEIGHBOUR AS OURSELVES. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about loving our Neighbour. — Tit. 2. Directions for Loving our Neighbour as Ourselves. — Tit. 3. The Reasons or Motives of Love to our Neighbour.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. SPECIAL CASES AND DIRECTIONS FOR LOVE TO GODLY PERSONS AS SUCH. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Love to the Godly. — Tit. 2. Directions for Loving the Children of God. — Tit. 3. Motives or Meditative Helps to the Godly. — Tit. 4. The Hinderances and Enemies of Christian Love. — Tit. 5. The Counterfeits of Christian Love. — Tit. 6. Cases and Directions for intimate, special Friends. — Directions for the Right Use of Special Bosom Friendship.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX. CASES AND DIRECTIONS FOR LOVING AND DOING GOOD TO ENEMIES. — Tit. 1. Cases about Loving and Doing Good to Enemies. — Tit. 2. Motives to Love and do Good to Enemies. — Tit. 3. Directions for Loving and doing Good to Enemies.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXX. CASES AND DIRECTIONS ABOUT WORKS OF CHARITY. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Works of Charity. — Tit. 2. Directions for Works of Charity.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI. CASES AND DIRECTIONS ABOUT CONFESSING SINS AND INJURIES TO OTHERS. — Tit. 1. Cases about Confessing Sins and Injuries to others. — Tit. 2. Directions about Confessing Sin to others.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII. CASES AND DIRECTIONS ABOUT SATISFACTION AND RESTITUTION. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Satisfaction and Restitution. — Tit. 2. Directions about Restitution and Satisfaction.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII. CASES AND DIRECTIONS ABOUT OUR OBTAINING PARDON FROM GOD. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Obtaining Pardon of Sin from God. — Tit. 2. Directions for Obtaining Pardon from God.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV. CASES AND DIRECTIONS ABOUT SELF-JUDGING. — Tit. 1. Cases of Conscience about Self-judging. — Tit. 2. Directions for Self-judging as to our Actions. — Tit. 3. Directions for Self-judging as to our Estates, to know whether we are in a Regenerate and Justified State, or not.
38. 38.A MORAL PROGNOSTICATION. — Reader, — A MORAL PROGNOSTICATION OF WHAT MUST BE EXPECTED IN THE CHURCHES OF CHRISTENDOM, TILL THE GOLDEN AGE RETURNS, OR TILL THE TIME OF TRUE REFORMATION AND UNITY. — A PROGNOSTICATION OF THE CHANGES THAT WILL BE IN CHRISTENDOM IN THE GOLDEN AGE, AND TIME OF TRUE REFORMATION AND UNITY. — CONSECTARY.
39. 39.THE REFORMED LITURGY. — THE ORDINARY PUBLIC WORSHIP ON THE LORD'S DAY. — The Ten Commandments. — The Confession of Sin, and Prayer for Pardon and Sanctification. — A Prayer for the King, the Royal Family, and Magistrates. — The General Prayer. — Concerning the Psalms for public use. — A Thanksgiving for Christ, and his gracious Benefits. — The Hymn. — THE ORDER OF CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENT OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST. — The Exhortation. — THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. — OF CATECHISING, AND THE APPROBATION OF THOSE THAT ARE TO BE ADMITTED TO THE LORD'S SUPPER. — The Catechism. — OF THE CELEBRATION OF MATRIMONY. — THE VISITATION OF THE SICK, AND THEIR COMMUNION. — THE ORDER OF SOLEMNIZING THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. — OF EXTRAORDINARY DAYS OF HUMILIATION AND THANKSGIVING, AND ANNIVERSARY FESTIVALS. — OF PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING FOR PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH. — A Prayer for the Sick, that is in hopes of Recovery. — A Prayer for Women drawing near the time of Child-bearing. — A Thanksgiving for those that are restored from Dangerous Sickness. — A Thanksgiving for the Deliverance of Women in Child-bearing. — OF PASTORAL DISCIPLINE, PUBLIC CONFESSION, ABSOLUTION, AND EXCLUSION FROM THE HOLY COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH. — A Form of Public Admonition to the Impenitent. — A Form of Confession, to be made before the Congregation. — A form of Prayer for a Sinner impenitent, after Public Admonition. — A Form of Rejection from the Communion of the Church. — A Form of Absolution, and Reception of the Penitent. — A Form of Thanksgiving, or Prayer, for the Restored Penitent. — APPENDIX. — A LARGER LITANY, OR GENERAL PRAYER, TO BE USED AT DISCRETION. — THE CHURCH'S PRAISE FOR OUR REDEMPTION, TO BE USED AT DISCRETION.

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