Project Gutenberg 2014-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 91 Baxter, Richard 1615 1691 Salvianus, Gildas Reed, Mr. Baxter, R. (Richard) A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics Produced by Colin Bell, Chris Pinfield, CCEL and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics" by Richard Baxter is a theological treatise written in the 17th century. This work serves as a guide for Christians, particularly pastors and their congregations, concerning ecclesiastical duties, worship, and the mutual responsibilities within the church. It seeks to address various church controversies and provides solutions to numerous cases of conscience faced by believers, aiming to cultivate a deeper understanding of proper Christian worship and conduct. The opening of this section introduces the topic of worship, emphasizing its significance in acknowledging God's existence and attributes. Baxter stresses that worship must be both inwardly sincere and outwardly expressive, delineating between true worship stemming from the heart and mere outward rituals devoid of genuine intent. He also articulates the essential reasons for worshipping God, asserting that it is rooted in the nature of humanity's relationship with the divine. The opening lays the groundwork for further exploration of communal and personal worship practices, highlighting the need for reflection, reverence, and alignment with God's character in all acts of worship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44655/44655-h/images/cover.jpg en Christian sociology Casuistry BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1527851 1527860 2024-09-18T17:23:09.708947 2023-09-19T12:47:31.729939 text/html text/html 1537190 2014-01-13T07:28:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 583660 2014-01-13T07:28:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 633422 2024-09-18T17:23:25.456905 application/epub+zip 650755 2024-09-18T17:23:11.681941 application/epub+zip 650756 2024-09-18T17:23:10.707965 application/epub+zip 1043528 2024-09-18T17:23:36.331837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 955148 2024-09-18T17:23:24.356909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 955399 2022-09-20T11:34:36.801392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1396102 2024-09-18T17:23:06.878987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1396017 2014-01-13T07:28:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 502138 2014-01-13T07:28:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1395710 2014-01-13T07:28:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 501556 2014-01-13T07:28:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1395942 2014-01-13T07:28:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501412 2014-01-13T07:28:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22009 2024-09-18T17:23:36.494826 application/rdf+xml 8682 2024-09-18T17:23:10.869196 image/jpeg 1613 2024-09-18T17:23:10.790947 image/jpeg 585617 2024-09-18T17:23:09.831950 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia