A26892:1691
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.
And it can be no stronger than the weaker of the Parents, (which in esse cognoscibili is our faith, but in esse cognito is sometime the one, and sometime the other.) And the effect is not the cause: The effect of faith and knowledge conjunct, is not faith it self. It is not a Believing the Word of God, to believe that you believe, or that you are Justified: But yet because that faith is one of the Parents of it, some call it by the name of faith; though they should call it but an effect of faith (as one of the causes.) And well may our doubtings of our own salvation, be said to be from Unbelief, because Unbelief is one of the Causes of them, and the sinfullest Cause.
And it can be no stronger than the weaker of the Parents, (which in esse cognoscibili is our faith, but in esse cognito is sometime the one, and sometime the other.) And the effect is not the cause: The effect of faith and knowledge conjunct, is not faith it self. It is not a Believing the Word of God, to believe that you believe, or that you are Iustified: But yet because that faith is one of the Parents of it, some call it by the name of faith; though they should call it but an effect of faith (as one of the causes.) And well may our doubtings of our own salvation, be said to be from Unbelief, because Unbelief is one of the Causes of them, and the sinfullest Cause.
§. 2. And that the Article of Remission of sin is to be Believed with application to our selves, is certain:1 But not with the application of Assurance, Persuasion or Belief that we are already pardoned: but with an applying Acceptance of an offered pardon, and Consent to the Covenant which maketh it ours. We believe that Christ hath purchased Remission of sin, and made a Conditional Grant of it in his Gospel, to all, viz. if they will Repent, and Believe in him, or take him for their Saviour, or become Penitent Christians: And we consent to do so, and to accept it on these terms: And we believe that all are actually pardoned that thus consent.
§. 2. And that the Article of Remission of sin is to be Believed with application to our selves, is certain: