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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
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Tit. 4. Temptations to frustrate holy duties, and make them uneffectual.
§. 1. The Devil is exceeding diligent in this: 1. That he may make the soul despair, and say, Now I have used all means in vain, there is no hope: 2. To double the sinners misery by turning the very remedy into a disease: 3. To show his malice against Christ, and say, I have turned thy own means to thy dishonour.
§. 1. THe Devil is exceeding diligent in this: 1. That he may make the soul despair, and say, Now I have used all means in vain, there is no hope: 2. To double the sinners misery by turning the very remedy into a disease: 3. To shew his malice against Christ, and say, I have turned thy own means to thy dishonour.
§. 2. Consider therefore how greatly we are concerned to do the work of God effectually: Means well used are the way to more grace, to communion with God, and to salvation: But ill used, they dishonour and provoke him, and destroy our selves: like children that cut their fingers with the knife, when they should cut their meat with it.
§. 3. Tempt. 1. Duty is frustrated by false ends: As 1. To procure God to bear with them in their 1