A26892:1776
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 4 › Part 2: Directions against Hardness of Heart.
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.
§. 11. Direct. 8. Take notice how sensible tender hearted Christians are, of sins far less than those 1that you make a jest of: And how close those matters come to their hearts that touch not yours. And have not you as much cause to be moved as they? and as much need to lay such things to heart? Did you but know what a trouble it is to them, to be haunted with temptations to the unbelief and Atheism which prevaileth with you; though they are far from choosing them or delighting in them! Did you see how involuntary thoughts and frailties make some of them aweary of themselves! and how they even hate their hearts for believing no more, and loving God no more, and for being so strange to God and Heaven, when yet there is nothing in the world so dear to them, nor hath so much of their Estimation or Endeavour! You would think sure that if such hearts had your sin and misery to feel, they would feel it to their grief indeed, (unless the sin it self did hinder the feeling, as it doth with you). Let tender hearted Christians instruct you, and not be witnesses against you.
§. 11. Direct. 8. Take notice how sensible tender hearted Christians are, of sins far less than those 1that you make a jeast of: And how close those matters come to their hearts that touch not yours. And have not you as much cause to be moved as they? and as much need to lay such things to heart? Did you but know what a trouble it is to them, to be haunted with temptations to the unbelief and Atheism which prevaileth with you; though they are far from choosing them or delighting in them! Did you see how involuntary thoughts and frail•ies make some of them aweary of themselves! and how they even hate their hearts for believing no more, and loving God no more, and for being so strange to God and Heaven, when yet there is nothing in the world so dear to them, nor hath so much of their Estimation or Endeavour! You would think sure that if such hearts had your sin and misery to feel, they would feel it to their grief indeed, (unless the sin it self did hinder the feeling, as it doth with you). Let tender hearted Christians instruct you, and not be witnesses against you.
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