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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§. 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.

110 That no Infidel can say He is sure there is no life to come.

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§. 14. 11. I suppose or expect that you have so much Use of sense and reason, as to know the Brevity ¹and Vanity of all the glory and pleasures of the flesh; and that they are all so quickly gone, that were they greater than they are, they can be of no considerable value: Alas, what is Time! How quickly gone, and then it's nothing! and all things then are nothing which are passed with it! So that the Joys or Sorrows of so short a life, are no great matter of Gain or Loss.

§. 14. 11. I suppose or expect that you have so much Use of sense and reason, as to know the Bre•ity

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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

Evangelicals36

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.