A26892:1718
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
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§. 28. Direct. 25. The universal wonderful implacable enmity of corrupted man to the holy doctrine 1and ways and servants of Christ, and the open war which in every Kingdom, and the secret war which in every heart, is kept up between Christ and Satan through the world; with the tendency of every temptation, their violence, constancy, in all ages, to all persons, all making against Christ and Heaven and Holiness, do notoriously declare that the Christian doctrine and life do tend to our salvation, which the Devil so maliciously and uncessantly opposeth. And thus his Temptations give great advantage to the tempted soul against the Tempter. For it is not for nothing that the enemy of our souls makes so much opposition. And that there is such a Devil that thus opposeth Christ and tempteth us, not only sensible Apparitions and Witch-crafts prove, but the too sensible temptations, which by their Matter and Manner, plainly tell us whence they come. Especially when all the world, is formed as into two hostile Armies, the one fighting under Christ, and the other under the Devil; and so have continued since ••in and Abel to this day.
§. 28. Direct. 25. The universal wonderful implacable enmity of corrupted man to the holy doctrine 1and waies and servants of Christ, and the open war which in every Kingdom, and the secret war which in every heart, is kept up between Christ and Satan through the world; with the tendency of every temptation, their violence, constancie, in all ages, to all persons, all making against Christ and Heaven and Holiness, do notoriously declare that the Christian doctrine and life do tend to our salvation, which the Devil so maliciously and uncessantly opposeth. And thus his Temptations give great advantage to the tempted soul against the Tempter. For it is not for nothing that the enemy of our souls makes so much opposition. And that there is such a Devil that thus opposeth Christ and tempteth us, not only sensible Apparitions and Witch-crafts prove, but the too sensible temptations, which by their Matter and Manner, plainly tell us whence they come. Especially when all the world, is formed as into two hostile Armies, the one fighting under Christ, and the other under the Devil; and so have continued since ••in and Abel to this day.