A26892:1144
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.
§. 8. Direct. 4. But is it not a greater sin to leave it undone? Will doubting of all duty, excuse you from it? Then you have an easy way to be free from all! Do but doubt whether you should believe in God, or Christ, or love him, or live a godly life, and it seems you think it will excuse you. But if you doubt whether you should feed your child, you deserve to be hanged for murdering it, if you famish it: If you doubt of duty, it is duty still, and you are first bound to lay by your doubts: But things indifferent left to your choice, must not be done with a doubting conscience: It was of such things that Paul spake.
§. 8. Direct. 4. But is it not a greater sin to leave it undone? Will doubting of all duty, excuse you from it? Then you have an easie way to be free from all! Do but doubt whether you should believe in God, or Christ, or love him, or live a godly life, and it seems you think it will excuse you. But if you doubt whether you should feed your child, you deserve to be hanged for murthering it, if you famish it: If you doubt of duty, it is duty still, and you are first bound to lay by your doubts: But things indifferent left to your choice, must not be done with a doubting conscience: It was of such things that Paul spake.
§. 9. Tempt. 5. The Devil puts somewhat still in the way, that seemeth necessary, to thrust out 1duty.
- 1Tempt. 5.
§. 10. Direct. 5. God hath not set you work, which he alloweth you no Time for: Is all your1 time spent in better things? Is it not your carnal mind that makes you think carnal things most needful? Christ saith, One thing is needful,