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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.
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.
§. 49. Inst. 11. Thus hypocrites separate in conceit their seeming Holiness and devotion to God from1 duties of Justice and Charity to men: As if they could serve God acceptably, and disobey him wilfully! Or as if they could love him whom they never saw, and not love his Image in his works and children whom they daily see! As if they could hate and persecute Christ in his little ones, or at least neglect him, and yet sincerely love him in himself!
§. 49. Inst. 11. Thus hypocrites separate in conceit their seeming Holiness and devotion to God from1 duties of Iustice and Charity to men: As if they could serve God acceptably, and disobey him wilfully! Or as if they could love him whom they never saw, and not love his Image in his works and children whom they daily see! As if they could hate and persecute Christ in his little ones, or at least neglect him, and yet sincerely love him in himself!
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§. 50. Inst. 12. Thus by many Scripture and Tradition, Divine faith, and humane faith are commonly1 opposed: Because the Papists have set Tradition is a wrong place, many cast it away because it fits not that place: When mans Tradition and Ministerial Revelation, is necessary to make known and bring down Gods Revelation to us: And a subservient Tradition is no disparagement to Scripture, though a supplemental Tradition be: And man must be believed as man, though ⟨p. 325⟩not as God! And he that will not believe man as man, shall scarce know what he hath to believe from God.
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