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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.
§. 11. Direct. 5. To this you must answer, that it will not save a man that his Religion is true, 1unless •• be true to it! Read James 2. against such a dead faith. Saving faith is the hearty entertainment of Christ as our Lord and Saviour, and the delivering up the soul to him to be sanctified and ruled, as well as pardoned. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. He that knoweth his Masters will and d•th it not, shall be beaten with many stripes, Luke 12. 47. It's sad that men should think to be saved •y that which will condemn them! by being of a right opinion, and a wrong conversation; by believing their duty, instead of d•ing it; and then presuming that Christ forgiveth them, and that their state i• good: Opinion and presumption are not faith.
§. 11. Direct. 5. To this you must answer, that it will not save a man that his Religion is true, 1unless •• be true to it! Read Iames 2. against such a dead faith. Saving faith is the hearty entertainment of Christ as our Lord and Saviour, and the delivering up the soul to him to be sanctified and ruled, as well as pardoned. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. He that knoweth his Masters will and d•th it not, shall be beaten with many stripes, Luke 12. 47. It's sad that men should think to be saved •y that which will condemn them! by being of a right opinion, and a wrong conversation; by believing their duty, instead of d•ing it; and then presuming that Christ forgiveth them, and that their state i good: Opinion and presumption are not faith.