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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
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§. 13. Direct. 10. Think well •f the Endless Rewards and Punishments, by which God will procure 1obedience to his Laws, or vindicate the honour of his Government on the disobedient: That the world may see that he giveth sufficient motives for all that he requireth; he will reward the obedient with everlasting blessedness, and punish the Rebels with endless misery. You shall not say, that he bids you work for nothing. Though you can give him nothing but his own, and therefore can merit nothing of him, in point of Commutative Justice; yet as he is a Governor and a Father he will put so wide a difference between the obedient and the rebellious, that one shall be judged to everlasting joy (with a Well done, good and faithful servant) and the other to everlasting punishment, Matth. 25. Is there not enough in Heaven, in a life of endless joys with God; to make obedience lovely to you, and to make sin loathsome? Is there not enough in Hell to deter you from disobedience, and drive you unto God? God will Rule whether you will or not. Consent to be obedient, or he will punish you without asking your consent.
§. 13. Direct. 10. Think well •f the Endless Rewards and Punishments, by which God will procure 1obedience to his Laws, or vindicate the honour of his Government on the disobedient: That the world may see that he giveth sufficient motives for all that he requireth; he will reward the obedient with everlasting blessedness, and punish the Rebells with endless misery. You shall not say, that he bids you work for nothing. Though you can give him nothing but his own, and therefore can merit nothing of him, in point of Commutative Justice; yet as he is a Governour and a Father he will put so wide a difference between the obedient and the rebellious, that one shall be judged to everlasting joy (with a Well done, good and faithful servant) and the other to everlasting punishment, Matth. 25. Is there not enough in Heaven, in a life of endless joyes with God; to make obedience lovely to you, and to make sin loathsome? Is there not enough in Hell to deter you from disobedience, and drive you unto God? God will Rule whether you will or not. Consent to be obedient, or he will punish you without asking your consent.