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 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 1: DIRECT. I. Labour to understand well the Nature, Grounds, Reason and Order of Faith and…

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8. There is so admirable a concord and correspondency of Natural Divinity with supernatural, the ¹natural leading towards the supernatural, and the supernatural falling in so meet where the natural endeth, or falls short, or is defective, that it greatly advantageth us in the Belief of supernatural Divinity. Nay, as the Law of Nature was exactly fitted to man in his natural innocent estate; so the Law and Way of Grace in Christ is so admirably and exactly fitted to the state of lapsed man for his Recovery and Salvation, that the experience which man hath of his sin and misery, may greatly prepare him to perceive and believe this most suitable Gospel or Doctrine of Recovery: And though it may not be called Natural, as if it were fitted to innocent Nature, or as if it were revealed by Natural ordinary means, yet may it be so called, as it is exactly suited to the restoration of lapsed miserable nature; ⟨p. 71⟩even as Lazarus his restored soul, though supernaturally restored, was the most natural associate of his body; or as bread, or milk, or wine, though it should fall from Heaven, is in it self the most natural food for man.

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A Christian Directory

DIRECT. II. Diligently labour in that part of the life of faith, which consisteth in the constant¹ use of Christ, as the Means of the souls access to God, acceptance with him, and comfort from him: And think not of coming to the Father, but by him.

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DIRECT. II. Diligently labour in that part of the life of faith, which consisteth in the constant1 use of Christ, as the Means of the souls access to God, acceptance with him, and comfort from him: And think not of coming to the Father, but by him.

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DIRECT. II. Diligently labour in that part of the life of faith, which consisteth in the constant¹ use of Christ, as the Means of the souls access to God, acceptance with him, and comfort from him: And think not of coming to the Father, but by him.