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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.
§. 8. 5. When the guilt of sin affrighteth us from God, and we are thinking that God will not1 accept such great offenders as we have been, then Christ is our remedy who hath paid our debt, and born our stripes, and procured and sealed us a pardon by his blood. Shall pardoned sins drive us from him that pardoneth them? He hath justified us by his righteousness: The curse and condemnation are terrible indeed; but he hath taken them away, and given us a free discharge.
- 1O D•mine Jesus d••es •on •ua sed m•a vulnera• A •••• a side ad Grat. l. 2. c. 3. No. immo•talitate male usi sumus ut moreremur. Christus mortalitate benè usus est ut viv•remus. August. de Doct. Christ. l. 1. c. 14.O D•mine Jesu d••es •on •ua sed m•a vulnera• A •••• a side ad Grat. l. 2. c. 3. No. immo•talitate male usi sumus ut moreremur. Christus mortalitate benè usus est ut viv•remus. August. de Doct. Christ. l. 1. c. 14.
§. 9. 6. The infirmities also of our souls in duty, are ofttimes a great discouragement to us, in our approaches to the Most Holy Jealous God: To find so little knowledge of God, so little Love to him, such cold desires, such wandering and distracted thoughts, such dull requests: It is hard to have lively and thankful apprehensions, of Gods acceptance of such defective, lame meditations or prayers: But we are apt to think that he will abhor both them and us, and that he can take no pleasure in them, yea, that it is as good not pray at all. Here faith hath full relief in Christ: Two things it can say from him to encourage the fearful soul: 1. That our Acceptance with the Father is through the merits of his Son: And he is worthy, though we are unworthy. If we have but the worthiness of Faith, and Repentance, and sincere Desire, Christ hath the worthiness of perfect holiness and obedience for us. We go not to the Father in our own names, but in his: And whatever we ask the Father in the name of Christ according to his will, he will give it us: