A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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§. 12. 9. I suppose thou knowest that if God had not discovered what he would do with us, in the¹ life to come, yet man is highliest bound to Obey and Love his Maker; because he is Our Absolute Lord, Our highest Ruler, and our chief Benefactor, and all that we are or have is from him. And that if man be bound to spend his life in the service of his God, it is certain that he shall be no loser by him, no not by the costliest Obedience that we can perform; For God cannot appoint us any thing that is Vain: nor can he be worse to us than an honest man, that will see that we lose not by his service: Therefore that God for whom we must spend and forsake this life, and all those pleasures which sensualists enjoy, hath certainly some greater thing to give us, in another life.

19. That man being bound to love and obey God above all, is bound to do nothing in vain, and that we cannot be losers by his service.

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§. 13. 10. I may take it for granted at the worst, that neither thy self, nor any Infidel in the world, ¹can say that you are sure that there is not another life for man, in which his present obedience shall be rewarded, and disobedience punished. The worst that ever Infidel could say was, that He thinketh there is no other life: None of you dare deny the Possibility of it, nor can with any reason deny the probability: Well then: Let this be remembered while we proceed a little further with you.

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A Christian Directory

Direction 1. IF thou be truly willing to be sanctified and a child of God, Remain not in a state of Ignorance,¹ but do thy best to come into the light, and understand the Word of God, in the matters of salvation.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

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Direction 1. IF thou be truly willing to be sanctified and a child of God, Remain not in a state of Ignorance,1 but do thy best to come into the light, and understand the Word of God, in the matters of salvation.

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Direction 1. IF thou be truly willing to be sanctified and a child of God, Remain not in a state of Ignorance,¹ but do thy best to come into the light, and understand the Word of God, in the matters of salvation.