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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.
3. As the actual sin imputed to Infants was Adams, and their Parents only by Act, and not their own, it is no wonder if upon their Parents faith and repentance, Christ wash and justify them from that guilt which arose only from another's act.
3. As the actual sin imputed to Infants was Adams, and their Parents only by Act, and not their own, it is no wonder if upon their Parents faith and repentance, Christ wash and justifie them from that guilt which arose only from anothers act.
4. And then the inherent pravity was the effect of that Act of their Ancestors, which is forgiven them. And this pravity or inherent Original sin may two ways be said to be mortified radically or Virtually or inceptively before any inherent change in them, 1. In that it is mortified in their Parents from whom they derived it, who have the power of choosing for them, and 2. In that they are by Covenant engrafted into Christ, and so related to the cause of their future sanctification; yea, 3. In that also they are by Covenant and their Parents promise, engaged to use those means which1 Christ hath appointed for sanctification.
4. And then the inherent pravity was the effect of that Act of their Ancestors, which is forgiven them. And this pravity or inherent Original sin may two wayes be said to be mortified radically or Virtually or inceptively before any inherent change in them, 1. In that it is mortified in their Parents from whom they derived it, who have the power of choosing for them, and 2. In that they are by Covenant engraffed into Christ, and so related to the cause of their future sanctification; yea, 3. In that also they are by Covenant and their Parents promise, engaged to use those means which1 Christ hath appointed for sanctification.
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