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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
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3. The contrary life of sense and unbelief, is a living, in the prevalency of sense or flesh, to this present world, for want of such believing apprehensions of a better, as should elevate the soul thereto, and conquer the fleshly inclination to things present.
4. Though man in innocency needing no Redeemer, might live to God without faith in a Redeemer; yet lapsed man is not only unable to Redeem himself, but also unable to live to God without the grace of the Redeemer. It was not only necessary that he satisfy Gods justice for us, that he may pardon and save us without any wrong to his Holiness, Wisdom or Government, but also that he be our Teacher by his Doctrine and his Life, and that he Reveal from Heaven the Fathers will, and that Objectively in him we may see the wonderful condescending Love and Goodness of a Reconciled God and Father, and that effectually •e illuminate, sanctify and quicken us by the operations of his Word and Spirit, and that he protect and govern, justify and glorify us; and be the Head of Restored Man, as Adam was the Root of lapsed man, and as the lapsed Spirits had their Head: And therefore we must wholly Live upon him as the Mediator between God and man, and the only Saviour by Merit and by efficacy.
4. Though man in innocency needing no Redeemer, might live to God without faith in a Redeemer; yet lapsed man is not only unable to Redeem himself, but also unable to live to God without the grace of the Redeemer. It was not only necessary that he satisfie Gods justice for us, that he may pardon and save us without any wrong to his Holiness, Wisdom or Government, but also that he be our Teacher by his Doctrine and his Life, and that he Reveal from Heaven the Fathers will, and that Objectively in him we may see the wonderful condescending Love and Goodness of a Reconciled God and Father, and that effectually •e illuminate, sanctifie and quicken us by the operations of his Word and Spirit, and that he protect and govern, justifie and glorifie us; and be the Head of Restored Man, as Adam was the Root of lapsed man, and as the lapsed Spirits had their Head: And therefore we must wholly Live upon him as the Mediator between God and man, and the only Saviour by Merit and by fficacy.