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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.
§. 51. Tempt. 14. The Tempter persuadeth the sinner, that it cannot be that God should make so great 1a matter of sin: because the thoughts of a mans heart, or his words or deeds are matters of no great moment, when man himself is so poor a worm; and whatever he doth, it is no hurt to God: Therefore you need not make such a matter of it.
§. 51. Tempt. 14. The Tempter perswadeth the sinner, that it cannot be that God should make so great 1a matter of sin: because the thoughts of a mans heart, or his words or deeds are matters of no great moment, when man himself is so poor a worm; and whatever he doth, it is no hurt to God: Therefore you need not make such a matter of it.
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§. 52. Direct. 14. If God so much regard us as to make us, and preserve us continually, and to become1 our Governor, and make a Law for us, and judge us, and Reward his servants with no less than Heaven; than you may easily see that he so much regardeth us, as to observe whether we obey or break his Laws: He that so far careth for a Clock or Watch, as to make it and wind it up, doth care whether it go true or false. What do these men make of God, who think he cares not what men do? Then he cares not if men beat you, or r•b you, or kill you, for none of this hurteth God? And the King may say, if any murder your friends or children; why should I punish him? he hurt not me. But Justice is to keep order in the world, and not only to preserve the Governor from hurt: God may be wronged, though he be not hurt. And he will make you pay for it, if you hurt others; and smart for it, if you hurt your self.