A26892:1570
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.
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.
52. Our neglect of Love to the Church on earth, and to the Kingdoms and public Societies of mankind, is a sinful neglect of our Love to God in them, and a hinderance of our higher Love to him: And the true use of such a Public Love, would greatly further our higher Love.
52. Our neglect of Love to the Church on earth, and to the Kingdoms and publick Societies of mankind, is a sinful neglect of our Love to God in them, and a hinderance of our higher Love to him: And the true use of such a Publick Love, would greatly further our higher Love.
53. If those Heathens who laid down their Lives for their Countries, had neither done this for fame, nor merely as esteeming the temporal good of their Country, above their own temporal good and lives, but for the true excellency of Many above One, and for Gods greater Interest in them, they had done a most noble holy work.
53. If those Heathens who laid down their Lives for their Countreys, had neither done this for fame, nor meerly as esteeming the temporal good of their Countrey, above their own temporal good and lives, but for the true excellency of Many above One, and for Gods greater Interest in them, they had done a most noble holy work.
54. Our adherence to our carnal selves first, and then to our carnal interests, and friends, and neglecting the Love of the highest excellencies in the servants of God, and not Loving men according to the measure of the Image of God on them, and their Relation to him, is a great neglect of our Love of God in them, and a hinderance of our higher immediate Love. And to use our selves to Love men as God appeareth in them, would much promote our higher Love. And so we should Love the best of men, above our selves.