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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. 5. On whom this duty of Redeeming Time, is principally incumbent.
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.
§. 67. Sort 6. Those must especially Redeem the Time, who are ignorant, or graceless, or weak in1 grace, and have strong corruptions, and little or no assurance of salvation, and are unready to dye, and have yet all or the most of their work to do: If these loiter, they are doubly to blame: sure the2 Time past of your lives may suffice to have loitered and done evil, 1 Pet. 4. 3. Hath not the Devil had too much already? Will ye stand all the day idle? Mat. 20. 6. Look home and see what you have yet to do; How much you want to a safe and comfortable death? Hos. 10. 12. Sow to your selves in righteousness: reap in mercy: break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
- 1Sort 6.
- 2Ephes. 2. 2.
§. 68. Sort 7. It much concerneth them to Redeem the Time, who are in any office, or have any 1opportunity of doing any special or public good: especially Magistrates and Ministers of Christ. Your life will not be long: your office will not be long: O bestir you against sin and Satan, and for Christ and holiness while you may: God will try you but a time. Let Obadiah hide and feed the Prophets when he is called to it, and while he may, that God may hide him, and not think to shift off duty, and save himself to a better time: saith Mordecai to Esther,