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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. 5. Directions to the Melancholy about their 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.
§. 20. Direct. 16. Consider how far you are from Loving, delighting in or being loth to leave these sinful 1thoughts: and that no sin condemneth, but that which is so loved and delighted in, as that you had rather keep than leave it. Would you not fain be delivered from all these horrid thoughts and sins? Could you not be willing to live in disgrace, or want, or banishment, so you might but be free from sin? If so, why doubt you of the pardon of it? Can you have any surer sign of Repentance, or that your sin is not a Reigning unpardoned sin, than that it is not Loved and desired by you? The less will, the less sin; and the more will, the more sin: The Covetous man Loveth his money: and the Fornicator ⟨p. 318⟩loveth his lust, and the proud man loveth his honour, and the drunkard loveth his cups, and the glutton loveth to satisfy his appetite; and so love these that they will not leave them. But do you love your disturbing, confused or blasphemous thoughts? Are you not so weary of them, as to be even aweary of your lives because of them? would you not be glad and thankful never to be troubled with them more? And yet do you doubt of pardon?
§. 20. Direct. 16. Consider how far you are from Loving, delighting in or being loth to leave these sinful 1thoughts: and that no sin condemneth, but that which is so loved and delighted in, as that you had rather keep than leave it. Would you not fain be delivered from all these horrid thoughts and sins? Could you not be willing to live in disgrace, or want, or banishment, so you might but be free from sin? If so, why doubt you of the pardon of it? Can you have any surer sign of Repentance, or that your sin is not a Reigning unpardoned sin, than that it is not Loved and desired by you? The less will, the less sin; and the more will, the more sin: The Covetous man Loveth his money: and the Fornicator ⟨p. 318⟩loveth his lust, and the proud man loveth his honour, and the drunkard loveth his cups, and the glutton loveth to satisfie his appetite; and so love these that they will not leave them. But do you love your disturbing, confused or blasphemous thoughts? Are you not so weary of them, as to be even aweary of your lives because of them? would you not be glad and thankful never to be troubled with them more? And yet do you doubt of pardon?