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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.
§. 20. Direct. 10. But do you mend the matter by casting off all, or by running into greater inconveniences?1 Is not their imperfect prayer and communion, better than your idle neglect of all, or unwarrantable division? It is a sign of an upright heart to be most about heart-observation, and quarrelsome with themselves, and the mark of hypocrites to be most quarrelsome against the manner of other mens performances, and to be easily driven by any pretences from the Worship of God, and communion of Saints.
- 1Direct. 10.
§. 21. Tempt. 11. The Devil will set one duty against another: Reading against hearing; praying 1against preaching; private against public; outward and inward worship against each other: mercy and justice, piety and charity, against each other, and still labour to eject the greater.
§. 21. Tempt. 11. The Devil will set one duty against another: Reading against hearing; praying 1against preaching; private against publick; outward and inward worship against each other: mercy and justice, piety and charity, against each other, and still labour to eject the greater.
- 1Tempt. 11.
§. 22. Direct. 11. The work of God is an harmonious and well composed frame: If you leave out a