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A26909 The dangerous schismatick clearly detected and fully confuted for the saving of a distracted nation from that which would destroy Christian love and unity : occasioned by a resolver of three cases about church-communion / by Richard Baxter ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1683 (1683) Wing B1237; ESTC R22896 59,069 62

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no_o king_n or_o prelate_n can_v bind_v a_o man_n to_o do_v that_o which_o will_v damn_v his_o soul_n nor_o to_o omit_v that_o which_o be_v needful_a to_o his_o salvation_n all_o power_n be_v for_o edification_n they_o be_v god_n minister_n for_o good_n xxviii_o as_o it_o belong_v to_o self-government_n to_o choose_v our_o own_o diet_n and_o clothes_n and_o wife_n and_o physician_n tho'_o we_o may_v be_v restrain_v from_o do_v public_a hurt_n on_o such_o pretence_n and_o it_o belong_v to_o family_n government_n to_o educate_v our_o own_o child_n and_o choose_v their_o tutor_n calling_n wife_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o more_o near_o belong_v to_o self-government_n to_o choose_v the_o most_o safe_a and_o profitable_a mean_n of_o our_o own_o salvation_n which_o no_o man_n may_v forbid_v we_o and_o to_o avoid_v that_o which_o be_v pernicious_a or_o hurtful_a and_o to_o family-government_n to_o do_v the_o like_a for_o our_o child_n xxix_o it_o be_v false_a doctrine_n