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 14: DIRECT. XIV. Let Thankfulness to God thy Creator, Redeemer and Regenerator, be the very…Part 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 14: DIRECT. XIV. Let Thankfulness to God thy Creator, Redeemer and Regenerater, be the very…

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§. 16. Direct. 14. Make conscience ordinarily of allowing Gods mercies as great a room in thy ¹Thoughts and Prayers, as thou allowest to thy sins, and wants and troubles. In a day of humiliation, or after some notable fall into sin, or in some special cases of distress, I confess sin and danger may have the greater share. But ordinarily mercy should take up more time in our remembrance and confession than our sins. Let the Reasons of it first convince you, that this is your duty: And when you are convinced, hold your selves to the performance of it. If you can not be so Thankful as you desire, yet spend as much time in the confessing of Gods Mercy to you, as in confessing your sins, and mentioning your wants. Thanksgiving is an effectual petitioning for more. It showeth that the soul is not drowned in selfishness; but would carry the fruit of all his mercies back to God. If you cannot think on mercy so thankfully as you would, yet see that it have a due proportion of your thoughts. This course (of allowing mercy its due time in our Thoughts and Prayers) would work the soul to greater thankfulness by degrees. Whereas on the contrary, when men accustom themselves to have ten words or twenty of Confession and Petition, for one of thanksgiving, and ten thoughts of sins, and wants, and troubles, for one of mercies, this starveth thankfulness, and turneth it out of doors. You can command your words and thoughts if you will: Resolve therefore on this duty.

§. 16. Direct. 14. Make conscience ordinarily of allowing Gods mercies as great a room in thy ¹Thoughts and Prayers, as thou allowest to thy sins, and wants and troubles. In a day of humiliation, or after some notable fall into sin, or in some special cases of distress, I confess sin and danger may have the greater share. But ordinarily mercy should take up more time in our remembrance and confession than our sins. Let the Reasons of it first convince you, that this is your duty: And when you are convinced, hold your selves to the performance of it. If you can not be so Thankfull as you desire, yet spend as much time in the confessing of Gods Mercy to you, as in confessing your sins, and mentioning your wants. Thanksgiving is an effectual petitioning for more. It sheweth that the soul is not drowned in selfishness; but would carry the fruit of all his mercies back to God. If you cannot think on mercy so thankfully as you would, yet see that it have a due proportion of your thoughts. This course (of allowing mercy its due time in our Thoughts and Prayers) would work the soul to greater thankfulness by degrees. Whereas on the contrary, when men accustom themselves to have ten words or twenty of Confession and Petition, for one of thanksgiving, and ten thoughts of sins, and wants, and troubles, for one of mercies, this starveth thankfulness, and turneth it out of doors. You can command your words and thoughts if you will: Resolve therefore on this duty.

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A Christian Directory

DIRECT. XV. Let thy very heart be set to GLORIFY GOD, thy Creator, Redeemer¹ and Sanctifier, both with the Estimation of thy Mind, the Praises of thy Mouth,² and the Holiness of thy Life.

DIRECT. XV. Let thy very heart be set to GLORIFIE GOD, thy Creator, Redeemer¹ and Sanctifier, both with the Estimation of thy Mind, the Praises of thy Mouth,² and the Holiness of thy Life.

Directions for Glorifying God with the Heart.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

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DIRECT. XV. Let thy very heart be set to GLORIFY GOD, thy Creator, Redeemer1 and Sanctifier, both with the Estimation of thy Mind, the Praises of thy Mouth,2 and the Holiness of thy Life.

DIRECT. XV. Let thy very heart be set to GLORIFIE GOD, thy Creator, Redeemer1 and Sanctifier, both with the Estimation of thy Mind, the Praises of thy Mouth,2 and the Holiness of thy Life.

Directions for Glorifying God with the Heart.

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DIRECT. XV. Let thy very heart be set to GLORIFY GOD, thy Creator, Redeemer¹ and Sanctifier, both with the Estimation of thy Mind, the Praises of thy Mouth,² and the Holiness of thy Life.

DIRECT. XV. Let thy very heart be set to GLORIFIE GOD, thy Creator, Redeemer¹ and Sanctifier, both with the Estimation of thy Mind, the Praises of thy Mouth,² and the Holiness of thy Life.