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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
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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.
PART VII. Directions against the Master sin; SENSUALITY, FLESH-PLEASING or Voluptuousness.
§. 1. I Shall be the shorter on this also, because I have spoken so much already in my Treatise of Self-denial. Before we come to more particular Directions, it is needful that we discern the nature and evil of the sin which we speak against: I shall therefore 1. Tell you what is meant by [Flesh] here: And 2. What flesh-pleasing it is that is unlawful, and what sensuality is. 3. Wherein the Malignity of this sin consisteth. 4. I shall answer some Objections: 5. I shall show you the Signs of it. 6. The Counterfeits of the contrary: 7. And the false Signs, which make some accused wrongfully by themselves or others.
§. 1. I Shall be the shorter on this also, because I have spoken so much already in my Treatise of Self-denyal. Before we come to more particular Directions, it is needful that we discern the nature and evil of the sin which we speak against: I shall therefore 1. Telly you what is meant by [Flesh] here: And 2. What flesh-pleasing it is that is unlawful, and what sensuality is. 3. Wherein the Malignity of this sin consisteth. 4. I shall answer some Objections: 5. I shall shew you the Signs of it. 6. The Counterfeits of the contrary: 7. And the false Signs, which make some accused wrongfully by themselves or others.
§. 2. I. Because you may find in Writings between the Protestants and Papists, that its become a Controversy, whether by [flesh] in Scripture (where this sin is mentioned) be meant the Body it