A26892:1804
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.
§. 20. Direct. 15. Set your selves to the mortifying of Self-love and Pride: For Hypocrisy is but 1the exercise of these. Hypocrisy is dead so far as Pride is dead; and so far as self-denial and humility prevail. Hypocrisy is a proud desire to appear better than you are. Be throughly humbled and vile in your own eyes, and Hypocrisy is done.
§. 20. Direct. 15. Set your selves to the mortifying of Self-love and Pride: For Hypocrisie is but 1the exercise of these. Hypocrisie is dead so far as Pride is dead; and so far as self-denial and humility prevail. Hypocrisie is a proud desire to appear better than you are. Be throughly humbled and vile in your own eyes, and Hypocrisie is done.
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§. 21. Direct. 16. Be most suspicious of your hearts in cases where self-interest or Passions are engaged: 1For they will easily deal deceitfully and cheat your selves, in the smoke and dust of such distempers. Interest and Passion so blind the mind, that you may verily think you are defending the truth, and serving God in sincerity and zeal, when all the while you are but defending some error of your own, and serving your selves, and fighting against God. The Pharisees thought they took part with Gods Law and truth against Christ: The Pope and his Cardinal, and Prelates think (as in charity I must think) that it is for Christ, and Unity, and Truth, that they endeavour to subject the world to their own power: And what is it but Interest that blindeth them into such Hypocrisy? So passionate disputers do ordinarily deceive themselves, and think verily that they are zealous for the faith, when they are but contending for their honour or conceits. Passion covers much deceit from the passionate.