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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.
Part 1 › Chapter 5 › Tit. 4. The Thieves or Time-wasters to be watchfully avoided.
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§. 56. Th. 7. Another Thief which by the aforesaid means would steal your Time, is Vain and sinful 1company. Among whom a spiritual Physician that goeth to cure them, or a holy person that is full and resolute to bear down vain discourse, I confess may well employ his Time, when he is cast upon it, or called to it. But to dwell with such, or choose them as our familiars, or causelessly, or for complacency keep among them, will unavoidably lose abundance of your time! If you would do good, they will hinder you: If you will speak of good, they will divert you, or reproach you, or wrangle and cavil with you, or some way or other stop your mouths. They will by a stream of vain discourse, either bear down, and carry you on with them, or fill your ears, and interrupt and hinder the very thoughts of your minds, by which you desire to profit your selves, when they will not let you be profitable to others.
§. 56. Th. 7. Another Thief which by the aforesaid means would steal your Time, is Vain and sinful 1company. Among whom a spiritual Physicion that goeth to cure them, or a holy person that is full and resolute to bear down vain discourse, I confess may well employ his Time, when he is cast upon it, or called to it. But to dwell with such, or choose them as our familiars, or causlesly, or for complacency keep among them, will unavoidably lose abundance of your time! If you would do good, they will hinder you: If you will speak of good, they will divert you, or reproach you, or wrangle and cavil with you, or some way or other stop your mouths. They will by a stream of vain discourse, either bear down, and carry you on with them, or fill your ears, and interrupt and hinder the very thoughts of your minds, by which you desire to profit your selves, when they will not let you be profitable to others.
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§. 57. Th. 8. Another notorious Time-wasting Thief, is needless, inordinate sports and games, which