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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.
7. And it will make you rebellious, against your Governors and Teachers, and utterly unteachable1 as despising those that should instruct and rule you. You will think your selves wiser than your Teachers, while you are but in the lowest form. It is such that James speaks to, James 3. 1. My brethren, be not many Masters (or Teachers) knowing that ye shall receive the greater condemnation: And that whole Chapter well worth your studying, is spoke to such.
7. And it will make you rebellious, against your Governours and Teachers, and utterly unteachable1 as despising those that should instruct and rule you. You will think your selves wiser than your Teachers, while you are but in the lowest form. It is such that Iames speaks to, James 3. 1. My brethren, be not many Masters (or Teachers) knowing that ye shall receive the greater condemnation: And that whole Chapter well worth your studying, is spoke to such.
- 1Even when a Teacher is impatient with his peoples unprofitableness, they oft think high•est of their knowledge, and they are proud while their dullness tireth out their Guides: For Quo quisque est solertior & ingeniosior, hoc docet iracundius & laboriosius. Quod enim ipse celeriter arripuit, id quum tarde percipi videt, discruciatur. Ci••••o p•o Ro.Even when a Teacher is impatient with his peoples unpro••tableness, they oft think high•est of their knowledge, and they are proud while their dulness tireth out their Guides: For Quo quisque est solertior & ingeniosior, hoc docet iracundius & laboriosius. Quod enim ipse celeriter arripuit, id quum tarde percipi videt, discruciatur. Ci••••o p•o Ro.