A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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Part 3 › Chapter 9: How to behave our selves in the public Assemblies, and the worship there performed, an…Part 3 › Chapter 9: How to behave our selves in the publick Assemblies, and the worship there performed, an…

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Direct. 5. When the Minister is weak, be the more watchful against prejudice and sluggishness of¹ heart, lest you lose all. Mark that Word of God which he readeth to you, and reverence and Love, and lay up that. It was the Law Read and meditated on, which David saith the Godly do delight² in. The sacred Scriptures are not so obscure and useless as the Papists do pretend, but convert the soul, and are able to make us wise unto salvation. Christ went ordinarily to the Synagogues where even bad men, did read Moses and the Prophets every Sabbath day. There are thousands that cannot Read themselves, who must come to the Assembly to hear that word read, which they cannot read or hear at home. Every sentence of Scripture hath a divine excellency, and therefore had we nothing but the Reading of it, and that by a bad man, a holy soul may profit by it.

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2Psal. 1. 2, 3. Psal. 12. 6, 7 . & 19. 7, 8, 9.

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Direct. 6. Mind not so much the case of others present as your selves: And think not so much how¹ bad such and such a one is, and unworthy to be there, as how bad you are your selves, and unworthy of communion with the people of the Lord, and what a mercy it is that you have admittance, and are not cast out from those holy opportunities.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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