A26892:6880
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.
And indeed he that hath styled all his people Priests to God and a holy and royal Priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ, and to show forth the praises ([Greek or Hebrew]) the virtues, of him that hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light,] doth seem not to take them for so profane a generation, as to be prohibited from speaking to God in public any otherwise than by the mouth of a Priest.
And indeed he that hath stiled all his people Priests to God and a holy and royal Priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ, and to shew forth the praises (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) the virtues, of him that hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light,] doth seem not to take them for so prophan• a generation, as to be prohibited from speaking to God in publick any otherwise than by the mouth of a Priest.
And it seemeth to be more allowed (and not less) under the Gospel, than under the Law; because1 then the people as under guilt were kept at a greater distance from God, and must speak to him more by a Priest that was a type of Christ our intercessor. But now we are brought nigh, and reconciled to God, and have the spirit of so•s, and may go by Christ alone unto the Father. And therefore though it be true that Ministers yet are sub-intercessors under Christ our high Priest, yet they are rarely called Priest•, but described more in the new Testament by other parts of their office.
And it seemeth to be more allowed (and not less) under the Gospel, than under the Law; because1 then the people as under guilt were kept at a greater distance from God, and must speak to him more by a Priest that was a type of Christ our intercessour. But now we are brought nigh, and reconciled to God, and have the spirit of sos, and may go by Christ alone unto the Father. And therefore though it be true that Ministers yet are sub-intercessours under Christ our high Priest, yet they are rarely called Priest, but described more in the new Testament by other parts of their office.