THE

PRACTICAL WORKS

OF THE

REV. RICHARD BAXTER.

VOLUME V.

CONTAINING

THE CHRISTIAN DIRECTORY.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FIFTH VOLUME.

CHRISTIAN ECCLESIASTICS,

CHAPTER I.

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Or the Worship of God in general. The Nature and Reasons

of it, and Directions for it.

How to know right Ends in

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CHAPTER II.

Directions about the manner of Worship, to avoid all corrup-

tions, and false, unacceptable Worshipping of God. The

disadvantages of ungodly men in judging of Holy Worship.

How far the Scriptures are the Rule or Law of Worship

and Discipline, and how far not? Instances of things un-

determined in Scripture. What Commands of Scripture

are not universal and perpetual? May danger excuse from

Duty, and when? Rules for the right manner

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CHAPTER III.

Directions about the Christian Covenant with God, and Bap-

tism. The Covenant, what? The Parties, Matter, Terms,

Forms, necessary Modes, Fruits, &c. External Baptism,

what? Complete Baptism, what? Of renewing the Co-

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Directions about the Profession of our Religion to others.

The greatness of the Duty of open Profession.

When and

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CHAPTER V.

Directions about Vows and particular Covenants with God..

Tit. 1. Directions for the right making such Vows and Co-

venants. What a Vow is? The sorts of Vows. The use and

obligation. Whether any things be indifferent; and such

may be Vowed? As Marrying, &c. May we Vow things in..

different in themselves, though not in their circumstances?

In what cases we may not Vow. What if Rulers command

it? What if I doubt whether the matter imposed be law-

ful? Of Vowing with a doubting conscience.

Tit. 2. Directions against Perjury and Perfidiousness; and

for keeping Vows and Oaths. The heinousness of Perjury.

Thirty-six Rules about the obligation of a Vow, to shew

when and how far it is obligatory; useful in an age stig-

matized with open Perjury. (Mostly out of Dr. Sanderson.)

What is the Nullity of an Oath? Cases in which Vows

must not be kept

How far Rulers may Nullify a Vow? Num. xxx. opened.

Of the accidental evil of a Vow. Of Scandal. Q. Doth

an error' de persona' caused by that person disoblige me?

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