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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.
§. 98. Direct. 37. Indeed we must not run into a contrary extreme, under pretence of flying far1 •noug• from sin: But if you keep out of other sin, you cannot go too far from any. To be near sin, is to be near Gods wrath, and near that which tendeth to H•ll fire. And to come near it is the common way of coming to it. He that could wish he might do it, is infected at the heart already. Keep a tender conscience, and a constant sense of the danger of sinning.
§. 98. Direct. 37. Indeed we must not run into a contrary extream, under pretence of flying far1 •noug• from sin: But if you keep out of other sin, you cannot go too far from any. To be near sin, is to be near Gods wrath, and near that which tendeth to H•ll fire. And to come near it is the c•mmon way of coming to it. He that could wish he might do it, is infected at the heart allr••dy. K•ep a tender conscience, and a constant sense of the danger of sinning.
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§. 99. Tempt. 38. It's a great snare, when sin is got into credit, 1. By putting fair names upon