A26892:61
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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CHAP. IV. Subordinate Directions, against the Great sins most directly contrary to Godliness. Part 1. Directions against Unbelief. Q. Whether it be Unbelief not to believe that our own sins are pardoned, and we elected? Can a man be surer that he believeth, than he is that the thing believed is true? The Article of Remission of sin is to be believed applyingly, p. 196. Thirty six Dir. or helps against Unbelief. Q. Why the Prophets were to be believed? Part 2. Directions against Hardness of Heart. What it is. The evil and danger of it. p. 204 Part 3. Directions against Hypocrisy. What it is, and who are Hypocrites. The Helps. p. 210 Part 4. Directions against Inordinate Man-pleasing, or Idolizing man, or that over-valuing mans favour which is the fruit of Pride and Cause of Hypocrisy. What the sin is, and is not. The difficulty of Man-pleasing. Pleasing God is our business and End. The Motives to it. The signs of it. p. 218, &c. Part 5. Directions against Pride and for Humility. What they are. The Inward seemings of Pride that are not Pride. The Outward seemings of Pride that are not it, p. 229. The Counterfeits of Humility, p. 232. Signs of the worst part of Pride, against God. p. 232. Signs of the next degrees of Pride against God. p. 235. Signs of Pride in and about Religious duties. p. 237. Signs of Pride in common converse. p. 239. The dreadful consequents of Pride. A summary of the signs of Humility. p. 247 Many considerations and helps against pride. Part 6. Directions against Covetousness, Love of Riches and Worldly Cares. p. 254. What Love of Riches is lawful? what unlawful? and what is Covetousness? The malignity of it? The signs of it. Counterfeits or false signs of one not Covetous, which deceive many. False signs or appearances of Covetousness, that cause many to be falsely accused. Means to destroy it. Part 7. Directions against the master sin, Sensuality, Flesh-pleasing, or Voluptuousness. p. 264. The nature of Flesh-pleasing. What meant by Flesh? and what is mans Corruption. What flesh-pleasing is unlawful, and how far a sin. The malignity of the sin. The Plea or Excuses of Flesh-pleasers, answered. Counterfeits of Mortification or temperance, which deceive many flesh-pleasers. Seemings of sensuality which are not it. The enmity of the flesh. p. 264
CHAP. IV. Subordinate Directions, against the Great sins most directly contrary to Godliness. Part 1. Directions against Unbelief. Q. Whether it be Unbelief not to believe that our own sins are pardoned, and we elected? Can a man be surer that he believeth, than he is that the thing believed is true? The Article of Remission of sin is to be believed applyingly, p. 196. Thirty six Dir. or helps against Unbelief. Q. Why the Prophets were to be believed? Part 2. Directions against Hardness of Heart. What it is. The evil and danger of it. p. 204 Part 3. Directions against Hypocrisie. What it is, and who are Hypocrites. The Helps. p. 210 Part 4. Directions against Inordinate Man-pleasing, or Idolizing man, or that over-valuing mans favour which is the fruit of Pride and Cause of Hypocrisie. What the sin is, and is not. The difficulty of Man-pleasing. Pleasing God is our business and End. The Motives to it. The signes of it. p. 218, &c. Part 5. Directions against Pride and for Humility. What they are. The Inward seemings of Pride that are not Pride. The Outward seemings of Pride that are not it, p. 229. The Counterfeits of Humility, p. 232. Signes of the worst part of Pride, against God. p. 232. Signes of the next degrees of Pride against God. p. 235. Signes of Pride in and about Religious duties. p. 237. Signes of Pride in common converse. p. 239. The dreadful consequents of Pride. A summary of the signs of Humility. p. 247 Many considerations and helps against pride. Part 6. Directions against Covetousness, Love of Riches and Worldly Cares. p. 254. What Love of Riches is lawful? what unlawful? and what is Covetousness? The malignity of it? The signes of it. Counterfeits or false signes of one not Covetous, which deceive many. False signes or appearances of Covetousness, that cause many to be falsly accused. Means to destroy it. Part 7. Directions against the master sin, Sensuality, Fleshpleasing, or Voluptuousness. p. 264. The nature of Flesh-pleasing. What meant by Flesh? and what is mans Corruption. What flesh-pleasing is unlawful, and how far a sin. The malignity of the sin. The Plea or Excuses of Flesh-pleasers, answered. Counterfeits of Mortification or temperance, which deceive many flesh-pleasers. Seemings of sensuality which are not it. The enmity of the flesh. p. 264