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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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§. 23. Direct. 10. Meet every motion to disobedience with an Army of holy Graces, with wisdom, and 1fear, and hatred, and resolution, with Love to God, with Zeal and courage: and quench every spark that falls upon your hearts before it break out into a flame. When sin is little and in its infancy, it is weak and easily resisted: It hath not then turned away the mind from God, nor quenched grace, and disabled it to do its office. But when its grown strong, then grace grows weak, and we want its help, and want the sense of the presence, and Attributes and truths of God, to rebuke it. O stay not till your hearts are gone out of hearing, and straggled from God beyond the observance of his Calls. The Habit of Obedience will be dangerously abated, if you resist not quickly the acts of sin.
§. 23. Direct. 10. Meet every motion to disobedience with an Army of holy Graces, with wisdom, and 1fear, and hatred, and resolution, with Love to God, with Zeal and courage: and quench every spark that falls upon your hearts bef•re it break out into a flame. When sin is little and in its infancy, it is weak and easily resisted: It hath not then turned away the mind from God, nor quenched grace, and disabl•d it to do its office. But when its grown strong, then grace grows weak, and we want its help, and want the sense of the presence, and Attributes and truths of God, to rebuke it. O stay not till your hearts are gone out of hearing, and stragled from God beyond the observance of his Calls. The Habit of Obedience will be dangerously abated, if you resist not quickly the acts of sin.
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§. 24. Direct. 11. Labour for the clearest understanding of the Will of God, that doubtfulness about 1