A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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Part 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 12 › §. 7. Directions for a quieting and comforting Trust in God.

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§. 14. Direct. 7. Remember that thou must trust in God or in nothing. For nothing is more sure,¹ nor more frequently experienced, than that all things else are utterly insufficient to be our help. Shall we choose a broken reed, that we know before hand will both deceive and pierce us? Woe to the man that hath no surer a foundation for his Trust than Creatures? The greatest of them are unable: and the Best of them are untrusty and deceitful. How sad is thy case, if God turn thee off to these for help in the hour of thy extremity? Then wilt thou perceive, that it is better to trust in the Lord, than to put any confidence in Princes: Psal. 118. 8, 9. The righteous shall see, and fear, and laugh at him: Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness: Psal. 52. 6, 7. But they that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, that cannot be removed, but abideth for ever, Psal. 125. 1. Creatures will certainly deceive thy trust; but so will not God.

§. 14. Direct. 7. Remember that thou must trust in God or in nothing. For nothing is more sure,¹ nor more frequently experienced, than that all things else are utterly insufficient to be our help. Shall we choose a broken reed, that we know before hand will both deceive and pierce us? Wo to the man that hath no surer a foundation for his Trust than Creatures? The greatest of them are unable: and the Best of them are untrusty and deceitful. How sad is thy case, if God turn thee off to these for help in the hour of thy extremity? Then wilt thou perceive, that it is better to trust in the Lord, than to put any confidence in Princes: Psal. 118. 8, 9. The righteous shall see, and fear, and laugh at him: Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthned himself in his wickedness:

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A Christian Directory

DIRECT. XIII. Diligently labour that God and Holiness may be thy chief DELIGHT: and this¹ holy DELIGHT may be the ordinary temperament of thy Religion.

Directions for DELIGHTING our selves in God.

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DIRECT. XIII. Diligently labour that God and Holiness may be thy chief DELIGHT: and this1 holy DELIGHT may be the ordinary temperament of thy Religion.

Directions for DELIGHTING our selves in God.

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DIRECT. XIII. Diligently labour that God and Holiness may be thy chief DELIGHT: and this¹ holy DELIGHT may be the ordinary temperament of thy Religion.