A26892:7746
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.
Therefore if I must direct you according to my judgement, I must advise you, 1. To suppose that Philosophers are all still in very great darkness, and there is much confusion, defectiveness, error and division and uncertainty among them. 2. Therefore addict not your selves absolutely to any Sect of them. 3. Let your first studies of them all leave room for the changing of your judgement, and do not too hastily fix on any of their sentiments as sure, till you have heard what others say, and with ripened understandings have deeply and long studied the Things themselves. 4. Choose out so much of the Certainties and Useful parts of Physics as you can reach to, and make them know their places in subserviency to your holy principles and ends; and rather be well content with so much, than to lose too much time in a vain fatigation of your brains for more.
Therefore if I must direct you according to my judgement, I must advise you, 1. To suppose that Philosophers are all still in very great darkness, and there is much confusion, defectiveness, errour and division and uncertainty among them. 2. Therefore addict not your selves absolutely to any Sect of them. 3. Let your first studies of them all leave room for the changing of your judgement, and do not too hastily fix on any of their sentiments as sure, till you have heard what others say, and with ripened understandings have deeply and long studied the Things themselves. 4. Choose out so much of the Certainties and Useful parts of Physicks as you can reach to, and make them know their places in subserviency to your holy principles and ends; and rather be well content with so much, than to lose too much time in a vain fatigation of your brains for more.
I have made some attempt to draw out so much, especially de Mundo & de Homine, in my Methodus The logiae, though I expect it should no more satisfy others, than any of theirs have satisfied me.
I have made some attempt to draw out so much, especially de Mundo & de Homine, in my Methodus The logiae, though I expect it should no more satisfie others, than any of theirs have satisfied me.