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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 6 › Tit. 1. Directions against evil and idle Thoughts.
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.
that They think to be heard for their much babbling, Matth. 6. 7. and they consider not that they do evil: Eccl. 5. 1. All the self-flattery and presumption of the ungodly, and consequently, all their ungodly lives, are much from their erroneous thoughts: He that thinketh he is something when he is nothing, deceiveth himself. Gal. 6. 3. O come into the light, and forsake your darkness: For sinful thoughts are like hobgoblins and hags, that fly from the light; and like worms and serpents, that creep into holes, and crawl and gender in the dark.
that They think to be heard for their much babling, Matth. 6. 7. and they consider not that they do evil: Ec•l. 5. 1. All the self-flattery and presumption of the ungodly, and consequently, all their ungodly lives, are much from their erroneous thoughts: He that thinketh he is something when he is nothing, deceiveth himself. Gal. 6. 3. O come into the light, and forsake your darkness: For sinful thoughts are like hobgoblins and hags, that fly from the light; and like worms and serpents, that creep into holes, and crawl and gender in the dark.
§. 15. Direct. 14. Remember what an opening of thoughts there will be when you come into the 1light, either here by conviction, or at the furthest at the day of judgement. Then you will be ashamed to see what filth and vanity you entertained; and with what dross and rubbish you stuffed your minds. When the light comes in, what abundance of things will you see to your astonishment, in the dungeon of your hearts, which now you take no notice of? Remember, that all ⟨p. 297⟩