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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.
Part 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 9 › Tit. 3. Temptations to draw us off from duty.
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.
§. 2. Direct. 1. Read and fear, Matth. 5. 19. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments, 1and shall teach men s•, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven: But whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall •e called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Denying duty, is too easy a way of •v••ing obedience to serve turn. Denying the Laws that bind you to public payments will not save you from them; but for all that if you deny, you must be distrained on. And God will make it dea•••• to you, if you put him to distrain on you for duty: Must he go to Law with you for it? He'll quickly show you Law for it, and prove that it was your duty. Open your doubts to able men, and you will hear more evidence than you know: But if pride and false-heartedness blind you▪ you must bear your punishment.
§. 2. Direct. 1. Read and fear, Matth. 5. 19. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments, 1and shall teach men s•, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven: But whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall •e called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Denying duty, is too easie a way of •v••ing obedience to serve turn. Denying the Laws that bind you to publick payments will not save you from them; but for all that if you deny, you must be distrained on. And God will make it dea•••• to you, if you put him to distrain on you for duty: Must he go to Law with you for it? He'll quickly sh•w you Law for it, and prove that it was your duty. Open your doubts to able men, and you will hear more evidence than you know: But if pride and false-heartedness blind you you must bear your punishment.