A26892:6397
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.
10. Therefore I cannot see but that if a believer should apostatize (whether any do so is not the question) and his Infant not be made another's Child, he forfeiteth the benefits of the Covenant to his Infant. But if the propriety in the Infant be transferred to another, it may alter the case.
10. Therefore I cannot see but that if a believer should apostatize (whether any do so is not the question) and his Infant not be made anothers Child, he forfeiteth the benefits of the Covenant to his Infant. But if the propriety in the Infant be transferred to another, it may alter the case.
11. And how dangerously Parents may make partial forfeitures of the spirits assistance to their Children, and operations on them, by their own sinful lives, and neglect of prayer, and of prudent and holy education, even in particular acts, I fear many believing Parents never well considered.
12. Yet is not this forfeiture such as obligeth God to deny his spirit: For he may do with his own, as a free benefactor, as he list; And may have mercy freely, beyond his promise (though not ⟨p. 822⟩against his word) on whom he will have mercy. But I say that he that considereth the woeful unfaithfulness and neglect of most Parents, even the Religious, in the Great work of holy educating their Children, may take the blame of their ungodliness on themselves, and not lay it. on Christ or the spirit who was in Covenant with them as their sanctifier, seeing he promised but conditionally1 to give them the sanctifying Heavenly influences of his Life, Light, and Love, in their just use of his appointed means, according to their abilities.