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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.
§. 42. Temp. 21. If they will needs looks after Grace, he will do all he can to deceive them with counterfeits, 1and make them take a seeming half conversion for a saving change.
- 1Tempt. 21.
§. 43. Direct. 21. Of this read my Directions for sound Conversion, and the Formal Hypocrite, and1 Saints Rest, Part. 3. c. 10.
- 1Direct. 21.
§. 44. Temp. 22. If he cannot make them flat Infidels, he will tempt them to question and contradict 1the sense of all those Texts of Scripture which are used to convince them, and all▪ those doctrines which grate most upon their galled consciences; as of the Necessity of Regeneration, the fewness of them that are saved, the difficulty of salvation, the torments of Hell, the necessity of mortification, and the sinfulness of all particular sins: They will hearken what Cavillers can say for any sin, and against any part of Godliness; and with this they wilfully delude themselves.
- 1Tempt. 22.