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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.
It disordereth and profaneth families; and betrayeth the souls of Children and Servants to the Devil: It turneth out prayer, and reading the Scripture, and good books, and all serious speeches of the li•e to come, because their hearts are taken up with the world; and they have no relish of any thing but the provisions of their flesh: Even the Lords own Day cannot be reserved for holy works, nor a duty performed, but the world is interposing, or diverting the mind. 9. It temp•eth m•n to sin against their knowledge, and to forsake the truth, and fit themselves to the rising side▪ and save their bodies and estates, whatever become of their souls: It is the very price that the Devil gives for souls! With this he bought the soul of Judas, who went to the Pharisees with a [What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you:] With this he attempted Christ himself,1 Matth. 4. 9. All these will I give thee, if th•u wilt fall down and worship me. It is the cause of Ap••••acy and unfaithfulness to God: And its the price that sinners sell their God, their Conscience and their salvation for. 10. It depriveth the soul of holy communion with God, and comfort from2 him, and of all foretaste of the life to come, and finally of Heaven it self: For as the Love of the world keepeth out the Love of God and Heaven, it must needs keep out the hopes and comforts3 which should arise from holy love. It would do much to cure the love of money, and of the world, if you knew how pernicious a sin it is.
It disordereth and pro•aneth families; and betrayeth the souls of Children and Servants to the Devil: It turneth out prayer, and reading the Scripture, and good books, and all serious speeches of the li•e to come, because their hearts are taken up with the world; and they have no relsh of any thing but the provisions of their flesh: Even the Lords own Day cannot be reserved for holy works, nor a duty performed, but the world is interposing, or diverting the mind. 9. It tempeth mn to sin against their knowledge, and to forsake the truth, and fit themselves to the rising side and save their bodies and estates, whatever become of their souls: It is the very price that the Dvil gives for souls! With this he bought the soul of Iudas, who went to the Pharises with a [What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you:] With this he attempted Christ himself,