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A Christian Directory, Part 4: Christian Politics

Richard Baxter · Public domain text

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Contents (37)

The opening of IV. CHRISTIAN POLITICS

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To the reader. 737 I. General rules for an upright conversation. 737 II. Memorandums to civil rulers for the interest of Christ, the church, and men's salvation. 741 III. Directions for subjects concerning their duty to their rulers. 744 IV. Directions to lawyers about their duty to God. 769 V. The duty of physicians. 771 VI. Directions to schoolmasters about their duty for their children's souls. 773 VII. Directions for soldiers, about their duty in point of conscience. 774 VIII. Advice against murder. 778 IX. Directions for the forgiving of enemies, and those that injure us; against wrath, and malice, and revenge, and persecution. 782 X. Cases resolved about forgiving injuries and debts, and about self-defence, and seeking right by law or otherwise. 785 XI. Special directions to escape the guilt of persecuting. Determining also the case about liberty in matters of religion. 790 XII. Directions against scandal as given. 800 XIII. Directions against scandal taken, or an aptness to receive hurt, by the words or deeds of others. 807 XIV. Directions against soul murder, and partaking of other men's sins. 810 XV. General directions for the furthering of the salvation of others. 813 XVI.

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