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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 15 › Directions for Glorifying God with our tongues, in his Praises.
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§. 20. 8. To live a life of praising God will make Religion sweet and easy to us, and take off the wearisomeness of it, and make the work of God a pleasure to us. Whereas they that set themselves only to the works of humiliation, and leave out these soul-delighting exercises, do cast themselves into exceeding danger, by making Religion seem to them a grievous and undesirable life. This makes men backward to every duty, and do it heartlessly, and easily yield to temptations of omission and neglect, if not at last fall off through weariness: whereas the soul that is daily employed in the high and holy Praises of his God, is still drawn on by encouraging experience, and doth all with a willing ready mind.
§. 20. 8. To live a life of praising God will make Religion sweet and easie to us, and take off the wearisomness of it, and make the work of God a pleasure to us. Whereas they that set themselves only to the works of humiliation, and leave out these soul-delighting exercises, do cast themselves into exceeding danger, by making Religion seem to them a grievous and undesirable life. This makes men backward to every duty, and do it heartlesly, and easily yield to temptations of omission and neglect, if not at last fall off through weariness: whereas the soul that is daily employed in the high and holy Prayses of his God, is still drawn on by encouraging experience, and doth all with a willing ready mind.
§. 21. 9. No duty is more pleasing to God, than the cheerful Praises of his Servants: He loveth your prayers, tears and groans; but your Praises much more: And that which pleaseth God most must be most pleasing to his servants: For to please him is their End: This is the End of all their labour, that whether present or absent, they may be accepted of him. 2 Cor. 5 9. So that it is a final enjoying, and therefore a delighting duty.