A26892:1114
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.
§. 99. Tempt. 38. It's a great snare, when sin is got into credit, 1. By putting fair names upon 1it, •alling •uxu•y and Gluttony keeping a good house, and a good table; tippling is called, drinking a cup with a friend: Lust and filthiness is called Love: worldliness is called thriftiness and good husbandry: Idleness and loss of Time, is called the leisure of a Gentleman: slothfulness is called, a n•t being too worldly: Time wasting sports are called, Recreations: Pride is called, Decency and Handsomeness: Proud revenge is called Honour and Gallantry: Romish cruelty, and persecution, and […]ing the Church, is called, keeping up order, obedience and unity. Disobedience to superiors is c•ll•d, not ••a•ing m•n: Church-divisions are called strictness and zeal. 2. Specially if a s•n be not i• dis[…] among the stricter sort, it greatly prepareth men to commit it, As breaking the Lords day beyond s•• in many r•f•rm•d Churches: And at home, spiritual pride, cens rious••ss, backbiting, disobedience ••d Church-divisions, are not in half that disgrace among many professors of strictness, as they deserve, and as swearing &c. is
§. 99. Tempt. 38. It's a great snare, when sin is got into credit, 1. By putting fair names upon 1it, •alling •uxuy and Glutony keeping a good house, and a good table; tipling is called, drinking a cup with a friend: Lust and filthiness is called Love: worldliness is called thriftiness and good husbandry: Idleness and loss of Time, is called the leasure of a Gentleman: slothfulness is called, a nt being too worldly: Time wasting sports are called, Recreations: Pride is called, Decency and Handsomness: Proud revenge is called Honour and Gallantry: Romish cruelty, and persecution, and ing the Church, is called, keeping up order, obedience and unity. Disobedience to superiors is clld, not aing mn: Church-divisions are called strictness and zeal. 2. Specially if a sn be not i dis among the stricter sort, it greatly prepareth men to commit it, As breaking the Lords day beyond s in many rfrmd Churches: And at home, spiritual pride, cens riousss, bakiting, disobedience d Church-divisions, are not in half that disgrace among many professors of strictness, as they deserve, and as swearing &c. is