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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 10 › Directions for faithful serving Christ, and doing Good.
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.
§. 44. Quest. 13. Suppose still my ignorance be my sin, which is the Greater sin, to neglect the1 good work or to venture on the feared evil that is annexed? I am not conscious of any unfaithfulness but humane frailty, that keepeth me from certainty: And no man is so perfect as to have no culpable ignorance, and to be certain in every point of duty: Therefore I must with greatest caution avoid the greatest sin, when I am out of hope of avoiding all. On one side it is a common Rule that I must do nothing against Conscience (no not a doubting Conscience) though I must not always do what it biddeth me: For he that doubteth is condemned if he eat: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin: Rom. 14. 23. On the other side, if all duty be omitted which conscience doubteth of, I may be kept from almost every duty.
§. 44. Quest. 13. Suppose still my ignorance be my sin, which is the Greater sin, to neglect the1 good work or to venture on the feared evil that is annexed? I am not conscious of any unfaithfullness but humane frailty, that keepeth me from certainty: And no man is so perfect as to have no culpable ignorance, and to be certain in every point of duty: Therefore I must with greatest caution avoid the greatest sin, when I am out of hope of avoiding all. On one side it is a common Rule that I must do nothing against Conscience (no not a doubting Conscience) though I must not allwaies do what it biddeth me: For he that doubteth is condemned if he eat: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin: Rom. 14. 23. On the other side, if all duty be omitted which conscience doubteth of, I may be kept from allmost every duty.
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