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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
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Part 1 › Chapter 7 › Tit. 1. Directions against all sinful Passions in general.
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Tit. 1. Directions against all sinful Passions in general.
§. 4. Direct. 1. Trust not to any present actual resistance, without any due Habitual mortification of 1Passions, and fortification of the soul against them. Look most to the holy constitution of your mind and life, and then sinful Passions will fall off like scabs from a healthful body when the blood is purified.
§. 4. Direct. 1. TRust not to any present actual resistance, without any due Habitual mortification of 1Passions, and fortification of the soul against them. Look most to the holy constitution of your mind and life, and then sinful Passions will fall off like scabs from a healthful body when the blood is purified.
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§. 5. No wonder if an unholy soul be a slave to Passion, when the Body is inclined to it: For such a one is under the power of selfishness, carnality and worldliness; and from under the Government of Christ and his spirit; and wanteth that life of Grace by which he should cure and subdue the corruptions of nature. The way for such a one to master passion, is not to strive by natural selfish principles and reasons, which are partial, poor and weak; but to look first to the main, and to seek with speed and earnestness for a New and sanctified heart, and get Gods Image, and his spirit and renewing quickening Grace: This is the only effectual conqueror of Nature. A dull and gentle disposition may seem without this to conquer that which never much assaulted it; (the trial of such persons being some other way): But none conquereth Satan indeed but the spirit of Christ. And if you should be free from passion, and not be free from an unholy carnal worldly heart, you must perish at last, if you seemed the almest persons upon earth. Begin therefore at the foundation, and see that the Body of sin be mortified, and that the whole tree be rooted up which beareth these evil bitter fruits; and that the Holy victorious new-nature be within you; and then you will resist sin with Light and Life, which others resist but as in their sleep.