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 3: DIRECT. III. Understand well what it is to believe in the Holy Ghost: and see that he d…

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DIRECT. III. ¹Understand well what it is to believe in the Holy Ghost: and see that he dwell² and operate in thee, as the Life of thy soul, and that thou do not resist or quench the Spirit, but thankfully obey him.

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2To believe in the Holy Ghost, and live upon his Grace.

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§. 1. Each person in the Trinity is so believed in by Christians, as that in Baptism, they enter¹ distinctly into Covenant with them: which is, to Accept the Mercies of, and perform the […] each person distinctly. As to take God for Our God is more than to believe that there is a God; •nd to take Christ for Our Saviour, is more than barely to believe that he is the Messiah: so to Believe in the Holy Ghost, is to take him for Christs Agent or Advocate with our souls, and for our Guide, and Sanctifier, and Comforter, and not only to believe that he is the third person in the Trinity. This therefore is a most practical Article of our Belief.

§. 1. EAch person in the Trinity is so believed in by Christians, as that in Baptism, they enter¹ distinctly into Covenant with them: which is, to Accept the Mercies of, and perform the 〈…〉 each person distinctly. As to take God for Our God is more than to believe that there is a God; •nd to take Christ for Our Saviour, is more than barely to believe that he is the Messiah: so to Believe in the Holy Ghost, is to take him for Christs Agent or Advocate with our souls, and for our Guide, and Sanctifier, and Comforter, and not only to believe that he is the third person in the Trinity. This therefore is a most practical Article of our Belief.

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DIRECT. III. 1Understand well what it is to believe in the Holy Ghost: and see that he dwell2 and operate in thee, as the Life of thy soul, and that thou do not resist or quench the Spirit, but thankfully obey him.

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DIRECT. III. ¹Understand well what it is to believe in the Holy Ghost: and see that he dwell² and operate in thee, as the Life of thy soul, and that thou do not resist or quench the Spirit, but thankfully obey him.