A26892:1033
A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 20. Direct. 10. Labour to be well acquainted with your selves: If you are weak, know your1 weakness, that you may be humble, and fearful, and seek for strength and help: If you are comparatively strong, remember how weak the strongest are: and how little it is that the wisest know! And study well the Ends and use of knowledge; that all that you know may be con••cted into Love and Holiness; and use it as remembering that you have much to give account of.
§. 20. Direct. 10. Labour to be well acquainted with your selves: If you are weak, know your1 weakness, that you may be humble, and fearful, and seek for strength and help: If you are comparatively strong, remember how weak the strongest are: and how little it is that the wisest know! And study well the Ends and use of knowledge; that all that you know may be con••cted into Love and Holiness; and use it as remembring that you have much to give account of.
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§. 21. Tempt. 11. Moreover the Tempter will fetch advantage against you from your former life1 and actions. If you have gone out of the way to Heaven, he would harden you by custom, and make you think it such a disgrace or trouble to return, as that its as good go on, and put it to the venture: If you have done any work materially good, while your heart and course of life is carnal and worldly, he would quiet you in your sinful miserable state, by applauding the little good that you have done. If a good man have erred or done ill, he will engage his honour in it, and make him study to defend it, or excuse it, left it prove his shame; and tempt men as he did David, to hide one sin with another: If he gt hld of one link, he will draw on all the chain of sin.