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The Kingdom of God Among Men; A Tract of the State of Religion

The Kingdom of God Among Men; A Tract of the State of Religion

Corbet, John

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ISBN10: 1235740439
ISBN13: 9781235740435
Publisher: General Books
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.12 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1679. Excerpt: ... C n ) it admonisheth the unruly, casts out the obstinate, and restores the penitent. About these things it is active, watchfull and vigorous. What severity it hath, it exerciscth in correcting real scandals and gross breaches of Gods Law, and in maintaining the Churches peace against those that cause divisions, and offences contrary to the Doctrine which we have received, that is the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles. But it careth little for those matters, wherein the life and power of Religion, and the Churches peace and edification is unconcerned. Much less doth it seek to quench godly zeal, and to hinder the necesiary means of the increase of true godliness, or to afflict peaceable and pious Christians by any needless rigors. CHAP. VII. Religious Family-government.' IN the time of the Law the solemn Dedication of houses was in use, the Solemnity expressing that holy exercises should be performed in it, and that the houshold should be holy. In the first times of Christianity, the Scripture makes mention of Churches that were in particular houses, teaching that Christian families should resemble Churches for piety and godly order. By C f- ) By Family.-godlincsp Religion thrivsftifex ceedlngJyAnd decays asmueh. by the neglect: thereofc fiji; Domestick instruction knowledge is mucti.increased. For this private particular' Teaching u: apt to be more heeded than thatwhich is publiik and general; and persons are hereby preptir.cd to attend with profitupon the pirbhek Pceach'ing. Good principles are. infu-t led, and IBipreflioas of good are made. upon those that live under iuch government.. And. where much may not be wrought at present toward conwersion, something may stick upon: them, wfhidurnay afterwards-appear, whe...

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